Performance

Venue	Theatre at the Tabard
Town	Outer London
County	Greater London
From	16th October 2013
Opened	17th October 2013
To	9th November 2013
When	Tue-Sat 19:30. (except Nov 1). Nov 2, 9 Mats 16:00
Prices	From £16.00. To £16.00.
Theatre at the Tabard (V334)
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Date of change: 17 Sep 13 - T01731406652

Code of the West - A Comedy about the Ultimate Californian Dream

Work:: Code of the West (S1693904047)

Manipulative media, bankers behaving badly, and plans for a royal wedding... welcome to Victorian San Francisco. In this strangely familiar world, an eccentric Englishman rules as Norton the First, Emperor of the United States. At least he thinks he does. And his new dynasty needs an heir. So when a Russian Countess and her English secretary suddenly arrive and announce that they are ready to talk marriage, it could be time for the wedding of the century. That's if the Emperor's official imperial bank doesn't collapse, or his official imperial newspaper doesn't cause a diplomatic incident. Or he doesn't get sent to prison. Based loosely around the incredible life and times of Joshua Abraham Norton - the self-proclaimed Emperor of the United States, a loveable fantasist who, having had his whimsical declaration of leadership declared in the San Francisco Bulletin, warmly engaged a whole city who humoured to the degree that currency was printed in his name and accepted at the establishments he frequented.

Author

Mark Giesser

Production:: A Comedy about the Ultimate Californian Dream (T01731406652)

Presented by	Alces Productions
Director	Mark Giesser
Design	Christopher Hone
Lighting	Seth Rook Williams
Director	Rishi Chatrath (assistant)
Director	Richard Evans (casting)
Performer	David Janson (Emperor Norton)
Performer	Zoe Teverson (Claire Greenleaf)
Performer	Lucinda Forth (Violet Allerton)
Performer	William Findley (T. Preston Booth)
Performer	Stephen Cavanagh (Frank Tremont)

Listing:: L0955053530

A Comedy about the Ultimate Californian Dream

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