The Empress Feature Trailer Play Now About the play Trailer The Plot Production photos Behind the Scenes Book Tickets More Less About the play Tickets Trailer The Plot Production photos The Empress plays in the Swan Theatre until 18 November, with a transfer to London’s Lyric Hammersmith Theatre for four weeks only from 4 to 28 October. In This Section About the play On the boat from India, Rani, an ayah (nursemaid) befriends a lascar (sailor), an Indian politician and a royal servant destined to serve the Queen. Find out more The Plot Read the story of Tanika Gupta's play Find out more Production photos Production photos from The Empress 2023 in the Swan Theatre See photos Behind the Scenes Take a look behind the scenes of The Empress with our rehearsal photo gallery. See photos Reviews Read extracts from reviews of The Empress, in the press and online. Find out more Related events Find out more about our production of The Empress and how it was created, with our series of events. Find out more Learning Find resources and events to support the study and teaching of The Empress Find out more Past Production: The Empress 2013 This new play by Tanika Gupta was first staged in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon in 2013. Read More You may also like