Theatre lovers are in for a royally good night when The Queen’s Nanny, a bold new comedy drama by Melanie Tait, arrives at the Performance Arts Culture Cessnock (PACC) in June.
Inspired by the true story the royals tried to bury, The Queen’s Nanny follows Marion “Crawfie” Crawford, the Scottish governess who raised Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret.
Her loyalty to the crown was shattered when she published a memoir offering the first behind-the-scenes glimpse into royal life — a move that saw her swiftly exiled and erased from royal history.
From the team behind the hit The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race, Tait’s latest work is a biting, politically resonant exploration of power, class, and loyalty.
The play peels back the curtain on one of the monarchy’s most quietly explosive scandals. It centres on imagined conversations between Crawfie and the Queen Mother, laying bare the personal cost of serving an institution built on silence and status.
The production, directed by Priscilla Jackman, promises a sharply theatrical experience that forgoes traditional pomp for raw emotional truth.
With no interval and a tight 90-minute runtime, the play delivers a compelling blend of humour and heartbreak, all set against the backdrop of shifting colonial legacies.
The Queen’s Nanny will hit the Performance Arts Culture Cessnock on Thursday, 26 June 2025 at 7:30pm. Tickets are on sale now via the PACC box office, by phone, or online at mypacc.com.au.
