SINGLES AND DOUBLETS By Martyn Wade
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Inspired by past events at Wimbledon, this comedy by Martyn Wade takes as its theme a famous duel between Elizabethan rivals the Earl of Oxford and Sir Philip Sidney on a Real tennis court. Having failed to satisfy an argument with a more traditional duel, the pair resort to a five set game in front of Queen Elizabeth herself - the outcome of which will decide not only personal pride but also the marital fate of the Queen, as she decrees that proposed nuptials with a French duke will only take place if Oxford wins...
Director: Cherry Cookson
With unique sound track material by Matty Ronaldson on the MURTC court!!
Queen Elizabeth Celia Imrie
Simier Alex Jennings
Earl of Leicester David Troughton
Earl of Oxford Nicholas Boulton
Philip Sidney Thom Tuck
Duke of Anjou Michael Maloney
Crick Geoffrey Whitehead
Benjamin Philip Fox
William Carl Prekopp
Spectator Nick Saunter