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That Knave, Raleigh
09 October 2025 @ 7.30pm
About That Knave, Raleigh
Following their five-star show, I, Elizabeth, the award-winning Dyad Productions (A Christmas Carol, Lady Susan, A Room of One’s Own, Christmas Gothic, Austen’s Women, Female Gothic) return to the Elizabethan era. To the famous and fabulous Elizabethan explorer, sailor, dandy, and warrior, Sir Walter Raleigh. Elizabeth I’s favourite and James I’s knave.
This is a journey through the astonishing highs and lows of one of Britain’s most famous historical figures. But there’s so much you don’t know…
Father, husband, writer, poet, adventurer, philosopher, soldier, tyrant, egotist, lover, traitor, alchemist, visionary, victim.
In a life spanning around 65 years, Sir Walter Raleigh achieved more than others might do in a hundred lifetimes. Over a decade in the tower and still he held power. The Huguenots, America, The Armada, and execution. Is that the whole story? The final chapter of Raleigh’s life is perhaps the most daring, strange, and utterly heartbreaking.
See the fall from grace taken directly from the historical record, marvel at the magnetism of a man who seized every opportunity to create a legacy which spans the centuries, and at every wrenching, exalting, and personal moment, you will be witnesses.
Written and performed by Andrew Margerison (A Christmas Carol, Frantic Assembly’s Fatherland, Macbeth), and directed by Rebecca Vaughan (A Christmas Carol).
Created in collaboration with The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead.
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Reviews
“If you haven’t seen Dyad Productions’ work before, you simply must.”
British Theatre Guide
THREE WEEKS Cumulative Body of Work Award-Winners, 2018
“Beautifully performed… entrancing.” ★★★★★
British Theatre Guide
“Richly re-imagined, exquisitely evocative.” ★★★★★
Edinburgh Guide
“A towering performance…assured…rich.” ★★★★★
The Scotsman
“Outstanding… gripping… never less than magnetic.” ★★★★★
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Tickets
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Booking information
Ticket prices:
From £18.00
Dates & times:
Thursday 09 October 2025 at 7.30pm
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