Ian McKellen and Roger Allam to appear in Theatre Royal Windsor summer season

Theatre Royal Windsor has announced that its third summer season under the directorship of Sean Mathias will feature two world premieres with actors Ian McKellen and Roger Allam among the stars.

McKellen and Allam will appear in Ben Weatherill’s Frank and Percy, which will run at Theatre Royal Windsor from June 9 to July 22.

This will be followed by the season’s second world premiere, Alone Together by Simon Williams, which will run from August 4 to 19, with casting yet to be announced. 

Bill Kenwright produces the summer season.

Mathias said: "I cannot believe my luck in finding not one but two charming and original new plays for the season. Ben Weatherill is a true young talent in the theatre. And to have reunited Ian and Roger after almost 20 years since we all did Aladdin together at the Old Vic is a real coup. 

"Both Frank and Percy, and Alone Together explore the fragility and joy of relationships in all their different forms, and what forges and strengthens bonds between humans, at a time when more than ever, we all need to love and support one another."

Kenwright said: "Sean has firmly established the summer season at Theatre Royal Windsor as the highlight of our dramatic theatrical year

"This year it is great to be exploring two new plays from an exciting new playwright, Ben Weatherill, and a dear friend of mine and of Theatre Royal Windsor, Simon Williams, whose writing skills get better with every play of his I read."

Mathias’ 2021 season was programmed with two classics, Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. The 2022 season focused on modern classics including Frederick Knott’s Dial M for Murder, Enid Bagnold’s The Chalk Garden, while the 2023 season focuses on new writing.