Anne Reid stars as Queen Elizabeth II and Caroline Quentin as The Dresser as the World Premier Tour of Daisy Goodwin’s by Royal Appointment heads to the Lowry
The play is a funny, poignant and celebratory new play about the kind of power that only a Queen can wield.
The late Queen Elizabeth II was famous for her discretion. She never said anything in public that could ruffle the lightest of feathers. But she had one way of expressing what she really thought – through her wardrobe.
she charms the world through coats and admonishes her family through a carefully chosen hat.
But the Queen herself is uninterested in fashion, her look is managed by her Designer, her Milliner and most powerful of all, her Dresser who was a working-class girl who goes from advising the Queen on the colour of her lipsticks to the real power behind the throne. But the Dresser, like all royal favourites is living on borrowed time.
By Royal Appointment is a behind the scenes peek into the world of our most popular monarch and the image she presented to the world.
LISTINGS
By Royal Appointment
Lowry, Salford
6 – 9 August 2025
Audio Described: Thu 7 August at 2pm
BSL Interpreted: Sat 9 August at 2pm
Box Office: 0161 876 2000 / https://thelowry.com/
