HUGH HUGHES PRESENTS Shon Dale-Jones in THE DUKE, produced by Hoipolloi
THE DUKE is a brand new live solo show by Shon Dale-Jones made to raise money for children refugees.
THE DUKE is a funny and poignant show which playfully mixes fantasy and reality, taking audiences on an imaginative and touching journey which gently challenges us to consider our priorities in a world full of crisis.
In 1974 my father invested £750 (£8,100 in today’s money) in a Royal Worcester porcelain figure of The Duke of Wellington on horseback - made to celebrate his victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. He kept the figure we affectionately called The Duke, wrapped in sponge, in a big box, under his bed.
After he died in 2001, my mother decided to take the figure out and display it on the table in the bay window.
Since 2005 I’ve been woking on a film script which is in the very final stages of development.
In the autumn of 2015 I sit at my desk waiting for an email that will tell me what I need to do to the script to get it onto the screen. I turn the radio on. I listen to a report about the refugee crisis. My mother calls. She tells me she’s broken The Duke.
My mother, my film script and the refugee crisis all need my attention.