That Knave, Raleigh
That Knave, Raleigh

About That Knave, Raleigh
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...
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 Eliza\bethan explorer, sailor, dandy, and warrior, Sir Walter Raleigh. Elizabeth I's favourite and James I's knave.
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 heart-breaking.
See the fall from grace taken directly from historical record, marvel at the magnetismn of a man who siezed every opportunity to create a legacy which spans the centuries and at every wrenching, exalting, and personal moment, you will be witness.
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.
"Beautifully performed... entrancing."
"Richly re-imagined, exquisitely evocative."






