BACKSTAIRS BILLY
13th – 18th April 2026
Upstairs, downstairs…and in between!
Take a sneaky peek behind the scenes at Clarence House, the fabulous London home of the Queen Mother, in this irreverent comedy.
It’s 1979, receptions are in full swing, champagne is flowing and Billy Tallon, Page of the Backstairs, is on top of his own little world. Outside the palace walls, however, unemployment, inflation and industrial action threaten to bring the country to its knees. Cue Margaret Thatcher!
Backstairs Billy examines the fifty-year relationship between the Queen Mother and her most loyal, most outrageous servant, which is rocked when palace life and the outside world begin to collide.
Age recommendation: 15+ or at parental discretion. Suggested sexual content and some strong language.
An amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.