Victoria: A Queen Unbound

Windmill Theatre 27 March-9 May ‘26

Visit Victoria: A Queen Unbound Sketchbook

"This public-private dichotomy is given brilliant visual expression in Alex Berry’s stage design which uses a slanting wall of mirrors to reflect a huge reproduction of an oil painting of the opening of the Great Exhibition of 1851. Inside a cleverly lit framing device and what looks like the crumpled shroud of history, this public image of the Victorian era alternates seamlessly with the rows of books, including the precious diaries, in Victoria’s private library. Against these twin backdrops, an intense domestic drama takes wing.”

- Ros Carne, Stage Talk Magazine

"A slanted reflective ceiling hangs over the stage in Alex Berry’s striking design, like memory’s distorting mirror.”

- David Jays, The Guardian

"Alex Berry’s set is an intriguing wonder of mirrors that reveal a huge library of books, all subtly lit by Ben Jacobs. Berry’s period costumes are indeed glorious and Asaf Zohar’s sound design and musical compositions weave the action together in this highly original and exciting evening."

- Judi Herman, WhatsOnStage

Writer: Daisy Goodwin
Director: Sophie Drake
Set & Costume Designer: Alex Berry
Lighting Designer: Ben Jacobs
Sound Designer & Composer: Asaf Zohar
Movement & Intimacy Director: Asha Jennings-Grant
Dialect Coach: Elspeth Morrison
Casting Director: Cydney Beech
Costume Supervisor: Juliette Craft
Stage Managers: Kate Schofield
Deputy Stage Manager: Rachael Barber
Assistant Stage Manager: Grace Hancock
Production Manager: Neil Starke