For Queen and Country

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The Key Theatre, Embankment Road, Peterborough, PE1 1EF

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For Queen and Country

About

For Queen And Country tells the remarkable true story of Major Denis Rake MC.

Denis was a theatre actor recruited by Churchill’s Special Operations Executive to spy on the Nazis in occupied Paris during the Second World War. Denis was told to keep his head down, get a job and blend in… so he became a drag queen entertaining Nazi officers in a Parisian nightclub!

Writer and director Paul Stone discovered Denis’ story while making the BBC TV programme Secret Agent Selection and shines a light on the previously unknown contribution of the LGBT+ community to the war effort. Acclaimed actor Neil Summerville, “a beautifully nuanced performer” (WhatsOnStage) brings Denis to life through comedy, drama and song.

“Well-deserved, rapturous applause!” ***** – The Audience Club.

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From £11.50

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  • Disabled access
  • Disabled toilets

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  • On-site catering
  • On-site light refreshments

Parking

  • Parking with charge

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