ON DECEMBER 1550, an old man died in the parish of Eastwell in Kent. To his neighbours he was simply ‘Dickon Broom’, a poor ordinary workman who had lived alone in an isolated cottage.

Why then should there be on a summer’s morning 450 years later, clear evidence in Eastwell Church that his memory is being kept alive and why should there appear beside the entry of his death in the Parish Register, the mark of nobility and the Latin version of his name …RICHARD PLANTAGENET?

Was he more than he seemed?

Was he the man who 65 years earlier had private audience with King Richard III on the eve of the Battle of Bosworth?

Was he in fact, the rightful heir to the throne of England?

In My Kingdom For A Horse Richard Derrington has combined known historical fact with some likely supposition, added some tongue in cheek imagination and a dash of pure fantasy to present not only a picture of Dickon Broom himself, but a brand new look at the man who ruled England for just 2 years and yet remains the most talked of and argued about monarch the country has ever known.

Shakespeare, Thomas More, Walpole, nobody is safe from Mr Derrington’s investigation. 

Richard Derrington has recently been at the Everyman Theatre as Laurie Lee in Cider with Rosie and The Rev. Gardner in Mrs Warren’s Profession.

His other theatre includes work with the RSC; the National, Old Vic companies and a long working relationship with Alan Ayckbourn.

On TV, Richard's credits include: The Queen; Eastenders; Doc Martin; Poirot; Casualty and many others. 

And on radio he played Mark Hebden in The Archers and over 300 other radio plays for the BBC.

The performances are at 7.45pm on Wednesday, July 13 and Thursday, July 14 with a matinee at 2pm on Thursday.

Tickets are £10.50, concessions £9.

For more information visit everymantheatre.org.uk or call 01242 572573.