H.R.Haitch

Originally commissioned by Iris Theatre in 2015, H.R.Haitch is a right royal musical comedy, which played at the Union Theatre in Spring 2018 as a co-production between Shrapnel and Iris. Written by Luke Bateman (Mr Popper's Penguins) and Carnegie Medal-nominee Maz Evans, the show starred Tori Allen-Martin as Chelsea.

London, 2011. The Olympics are doomed, the East End is being gentrified for houses no-one can afford, Amy Winehouse has died, and Adele's released her second album. It’s been a tough year.

​But, in a world where Kim Kardashian can’t stay married for a whole TV series, love has blossomed between feisty East Ender Chelsea and dopey toff Bertie. He’s never going to win Mastermind, but he won Chelsea’s heart when he boned her trout at catering college.

It's 2012 and Chelsea’s future is bright. She has a new man and there’s a new progressive Prime Minister to light the days ahead (#blessed). The media can stick their obsession with the identity of Prince Albert, the secret royal who’s been in hiding for 20 years.

Bertie has something big to tell Chelsea. He’s down on one knee, but it’s not a ring he has in store… it’s a crown. And Chelsea will soon discover that travelling from Barking to Buckingham Palace takes more than a topped-up Oyster Card.

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performance details

9th May - 2nd June 2018

Union Theatre
229 Union St, London SE1 0LR

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• Cast

  Tori Allen Martin - Chelsea
  Christian James - Bertie
  Emily Jane Kerr - Victoria
  Christopher Lyne - Brian & Richard
  Andrea Miller - Vera & Queen Mary
  Prince Plucky - Vernon & Nathan

  Featuring Rebecca Layoo, Matt Stubbs, Jenny Horsthuis, James Rastall, Steven Ticehurst, Nick Howard-Brown & Kieran Sims on film.

• Music

  Oli George Rew - Keys/MD

• Stage Management & Crew

  Lorrell Rawlins - Company Stage Manager

• Creatives & Production

  Max Evans - Book & Lyrics
  Luke Bateman - Music
  Daniel Winder - Director
  Lily Howkins - Choreographer
  Oli George Rew - MD
  Justin Williams - Set designer
  Maddy Ross-Masson - Costume designer
  Ben Jacobs - Lighting designer
  Serra Erkli - AV editor

  Jonny Rust - Assistant set designer
  Izzy McNamara - Assistant costume designer

  Ben O’Grady - Production manager

  Tilly Wilson for Chloé Nelkin Consulting - Public relations
  Rebecca Pitt - Artwork design
  Nick Rutter - Photography

  Paul Virides & Sofi Berenger - Producers