Fun, Funny and Joyous, with a cast of 20, a band , merry dances and naughty songs London, 1660. King Charles II has ascended to the English throne and restores theatre and performance following the Puritanical reign of Oliver Cromwell. He lives a hedonistic lifestyle, with a love of all things flamboyant, extravagant and sexy. At the playhouse in Drury Lane, orange-hawker, Nell Gwynn, is making waves of her own. When she takes to the stage as one of the first female actors, she causes bawdy havoc in a male-dominated world, and soon comes to the attention of the King. Rising from her roots in the slums, she becomes the nations most celebrated actress and, infamously, the favourite mistress of the King. However, her meteoric rise to fame comes with its own dangers. With her family and her friends at risk, Nell must decide where her future lies.on the stage or at the Palace. Jessica Swales play about the orange-seller turned actor cannily mixes Carry On gags with an explicitly feminist message The Guardian Lots of Music, comedy bawdy laughs and great costumes / set Fun, Funny and Joyous- A cast of 20 and a band, naughty songs, Merry dance SADDLEWORTH PLAYERS