Playing Burton

Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/06/2026
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Location
Priory Theatre

Event Link(external site)
https://priorytheatre.co.uk

laying Burton by Mark Jenkins Directed by Bev Avis-Dakin

Playing Burton is a soulful exploration of fame, ambition, and identity, told from the perspective of a megastar looking back on a life of extremes. The story traces his journey from an impoverished boyhood in the South Wales Valleys to becoming the world’s first true megastar.
With wit, intensity and emotional honesty this one man play delves into Burton’s fierce ambition, his legendary love affair with Elizabeth Taylor and his lifelong struggle with fame offering audiences an intimate portrait of the man behind legend.