Prince Andrew: The Musical

The Yorkshire actor, who will play the disgraced Duke of York, has been nominated for a top prize at the Edinburgh Fringe three times and is also a gifted ...

"At the time the local authorities subsidised peripatetic lessons in primary schools, so I had council violin lessons from long-suffering teachers, and piano lessons from a nice lady down the road. A big fan of classical music, in particular the music of Gustav Mahler, Hodgson still plays the violin. Speaking to Alternative Classical in 2021, he said: "I am from a family of music lovers but not music players. And the year will finish with the disgraced Duke of York being pilloried in a new [Channel 4 ](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/all-about/channel-4)show. The show would go on to form the basis of his Channel Four comedy documentary 'How Europe Stole My Mum'. As well as the death of his beloved mother, the [Queen](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/all-about/queen-elizabeth), he was forced to fork out millions in an out-of-court settlement with Virginia Giuffre, who was a victim of a sex trafficking ring for Jeffrey Epstein. In 2015 he returned to the Fringe with a biographical story about his childhood hero Lance Armstrong. He would go on to receive two more nominations in 2016, for 'Maestro', which focussed on classical music, and in 2018 for '75', which used the 1975 European referendum to explore the Brexit debate and included impersonations of British politcians. In the same year, he starred as aspiring detective Ridley in an episode of Jonathan Creek alongside Alan Davies. He plays vegan Gordon, boyfriend to Ian in the show, which also stars the likes of Elaine C Smith, Jonathon Watson and Arabella Weir. And taking on the role of Andrew will be English actor Kieran Hodgson. Hodgson, who was educated at Oxford, started off as a stand up comic.

Kieran Hodgson has spoken about walking a “real tightrope” with his satirical comedy Prince Andrew: The Musical. The British actor stars as the recently ...

“And to emerge from it with anything like a grounding or an understanding of your context is a huge achievement. He continued: “The decisions Andrew has made are his own decisions, the mess he has got into is a very particular one. “I thought it was more interesting to see the trajectory of decline and fall from a high starting point,” Hodgson explained.

Kieran Hodgson played a controversial royal role in 'Prince Andrew: The Musical'

“And to emerge from it with anything like a grounding or an understanding of your context is a huge achievement. So I think we have made our satirical points as strongly as possible while remaining a light-hearted comedy for Christmas.” The actor went on saying: "The decisions Andrew has made are his own decisions, the mess he has got into is a very particular one.

Described as “an all-singing, all-dancing reimagining of the Duke of York's public fall from grace”, the one-off special is a musical biopic of Prince ...

(about Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s divorce). It’ll be repeated later that same night on 4seven at 11pm. Kieran Hodgson, who plays Prince Andrew, has written the one off special. He was also the voice of a demon in The Sandman. Kieran Hodgson plays Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. Advertisement

Will there ever be a right time to satirize sexual assault? 'Prince Andrew The Musical' seems to think now is the moment.

However, when Prince Andrew himself has seen very few real repercussions for what he’s allegedly done, when he’s still supported and protected by an institution that’s financially supported by the British public, should we really be trying to move past that with humor? Ultimately, I can’t make any sweeping statements about the musical itself until I’ve seen it. There’s a musical being made about Prince Andrew called (imaginatively) Prince Andrew The Musical. While it’s easy to laugh at such a sad excuse for a man as Prince Andrew, making an entire musical based around events related to a sexual assault case doesn’t quite sit right with me. The satirical musical begins with the fateful interview with Maitlis, before flitting through the life of the For those who haven’t seen the interview, it’s well worth a watch.