The Anastasia Files is coming to Theatre Royal Windsor this May, and Jenny Seagrove and Simon Shepherd will lead the cast.
Jenny Seagrove, best known for her roles in A Woman of Substance, Local Hero and Judge John Deed, will reprise the role of Mrs Manahan, while Simon Shepherd (Peak Practice) will take on the role of the Inspector, investigating the claims that Manahan is indeed the Grand Duchess Anastasia and heir to the Romanov fortune.
Jenny and Simon previously performed together at Theatre Royal Windsor last year in Noel Coward’s Brief Encounter.
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The cast for The Anastasia Files is completed with Ashley D Gayle and Rosie Thomson.
The play promises a new twist on one of history’s greatest mysteries…
The Anastasia Files tells the story of Revolutionary Russia.
July 1918: Tsar Nicholas II and his family are brutally executed by the Bolsheviks in Ekaterinburg.
Two years later in Berlin, a woman is pulled from a canal after a failed attempt to take her own life and is placed in an institutional facility.
As Doctors and police puzzle over her identity, she slowly begins to reveal details about her past that bring about the suspicion that she may in fact be the Grand Duchess Anastasia, the heir to the Romanov fortune.
Inspired by the true story of Anne Manahan, whose 30-year battle for recognition as the last surviving Romanov was one of the most popular historical mysteries of the 20th century.
Memory, fact and fiction intertwine in The Anastasia Files: this thrilling and moving play that will keep you guessing until the curtain falls.
Ahead of The Anastasia Files opening at Theatre Royal Windsor, The Romanov’s connection to Windsor
Shortly before his father’s death, the future Tsar Nicholas II visited Queen Victoria in the summer of 1894 accompanied by his fiancée Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt, a favourite grandchild of Queen Victoria and the future Tsarina Alexandra of Russia.
During these halcyon days before they could ever imagine their tragic downfall or that of their future children, the couple stayed just opposite the Theatre at Windsor Castle.
When is The Anastasia Files being performed in Windsor and how much are tickets?
Nestled between Windsor Castle and the River Thames, Theatre Royal Windsor is situated in the heart of Windsor.
It is one of the only unsubsidised producing theatres in the country to operate year-round and has a history stretching back over 200 years. As part of Bill Kenwright Limited, the theatre has gained a reputation for the quality of its productions and is one of Britain’s leading regional theatres.
The Anastasia File is one such production.
It runs from Wednesday, May 21, through to Saturday, May 31. Performances are at 7.30pm nightly with matinees at 2.30pm on Thursdays and Saturdays. The final matinee, on Saturday, May 31, will be audio described.
Tickets cost from £19.50, and can be ordered by logging on to https://theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk/anastasia-25/ or calling the box office on 01753 853888.
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