THE KING'S SPEECH - Schauspiel von David Seidler

In the organizer's words:

The Duke Albert of York, who was brought up in a strict Victorian manner, has suffered from an extreme stammer since his early childhood, which mainly affects him under stress. The growing importance of public broadcasting is therefore hardly likely to improve his situation. And so it ends in a fiasco when King George V forces his son to give a speech broadcast live on the radio. After countless medical consultations have failed, Duchess Elizabeth finally turns to the "speech specialist" Lionel Logue. But not only does he choose very unusual forms of therapy, he also makes no effort to maintain the proper etiquette towards the high nobility. When "Bertie" nevertheless accepts Logue's help after initial resistance, he soon realizes that his stammer is by no means an incurable defect. However, George V's death exacerbates the duke's situation in unexpected ways. This is because his older brother David refuses to end his relationship with the bourgeois and twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson. In order to avert the looming constitutional crisis, the government and church urge the newly crowned Edward to abdicate and leave the throne to his brother. But how is the new King George VI supposed to regain the people's trust and respect for the crown when the recurring speech impediments threaten to turn the coronation ceremony into a disaster? At the same time, there are increasing signs that Hitler's Nazi empire is maneuvering Europe into a major war. And in an emergency, the British Empire expects a rousing speech from the King to boost morale ...

In 2016, DIE kleine BÜHNE Hannover was the first amateur theater to play the stage version of the Oscar-winning film. Now director Olaf Daum is bringing his successful production back to DIE kleine BÜHNE Hannover with a partly new cast.

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Prices: € 12.00 (normal) € 9.00 (reduced for students at schools, universities of applied sciences and universities, severely disabled persons, welfare recipients and job seekers)