The Old Queen’s Head
Lion and Unicorn Theatre
20 September- 24 September 2023
“Look out for this play. It will be an experience to cherish.”
Creatives:
Written and Performed by: David Patterson
Direction and Dramaturgy by: Ben Anderson
Design: Ben Anderson
Sound and Original Compositions: Tom Sharkett
Lighting and Stage Management: Grace Millie
Assistant Director: Julia Males
Producer: Cara Mahoney
Photography by: Mike Spafford
REVIEWS
★★★★½
“Ben Anderson’s staging lets David Patterson’s words and performance shine. He makes beautiful use of the Lion and Unicorn’s intimate space. […] This is an impeccable show.”
★★★★★
“Patterson proves to be a highly engaging performer, director Ben Anderson drawing much physicality from him to inhabit the range of characters that have impacted his life thus far, enhanced by some impressive vocal theatrics from his native Scots through to Her Maj herself. That (inner) dialogue proves the backbone of the show, a slow journey to true self-acceptance that has to work hard to silence the nagging doubts and fears about being gay in contemporary society and if it doesn’t quite have dramatic fireworks, it has something more important in the potential to be quietly inspirational.”
“A sincerely told story, a captivating performance and a wealth of humour make for a well-spent eighty minutes upstairs at The Lion & Unicorn Theatre with David Patterson, who makes his writing and acting debut with The Old Queen's Head, directed with precision by Ben Anderson.
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Look out for this play; it will be an experience to cherish.”