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Written and performed by Nick Wilkes
Directed by Jon Legg
1604, and the Pelican Tavern stands at the edge of the Thames near Execution Dock.
Here, a former sailor serves a last quart of ale to those found guilty of Piracy, before they hang at the scaffold from a shortened rope.
Whilst he waits, he recounts his travels and tales of time spent at sea serving under Sir Francis Drake; the Circumnavigation, the massacre at Rathlin Island - and his own questionable career on the seas…
First performed at The Coach House Theatre, Malvern - 29th July to 2nd August 2025.
Future dates
21 Mar 2026 Players Theatre, Thame, Oxon
8 Oct 2026 The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warks
15 Oct 2026 Ropery Hall, The Ropewalk, Barton on Humber, North Lincs
17 Oct 2026 Cotswold Playhouse, Stroud, Glos
Past dates
29 July to 2 Aug 2025 The Coach House Theatre, Malvern, Worcs
More dates to be announced soon!
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