Princess Diana Stage Play To Focus On Controversial Confessions Caught On Tape

Princess Diana’s controversial “The Diana Tapes” will soon be transformed into a stage play.

According to Sky News, “The Diana Tapes” will explore how journalist Andrew Morton received top-secret recordings of the late princess before he published his book “Diana: Her True Story In Her Own Words.”

The official synopsis for “The Diana Tapes” reveals that the stage play will center on Princes William and Harry’s mom’s shocking confessions about her personal life, as well as her life with Prince Charles. In the tapes kept by Morton, Princess Diana revealed that she once tried to take her own life. She also admitted to suffering from bulimia and called it a “cry for help.”

“Based on the real transcripts from the Princess’s tapes, the show moves between Morton’s office, the sitting room where the Princess recorded the cassettes, and the dingy West London café where one of her best friends surreptitiously handed them over,” the synopsis read.

“The Diana Tapes” by James Clements is directed by Wednesday Sue Derrico. The New York-based production will premiere at HERE on May 24. The shows will wrap up on June 10, and the cast and crew will move to London to stage the play there.

The cast includes Ana Cristina Schuler as Princess Diana, James Clements as Andrew Morton, and more.

Meanwhile, Tom Jennings released Princess Diana’s story based on Morton’s recordings for the National Geographic last year. While speaking with Glamour, the director said that he believes “Diana: In Her Own Words” is the most definitive documentary about the late princess.

“It’s by far the hardest thing that my team and I have ever done, but it’s also the best thing we’ve ever done. We knew what we had was special. I don’t think anything else can approach it, and I feel very strong about saying that,” he said.

Jennings said that he wanted to do right by Diana, as well as the royal family, because he knows what it’s like to lose a mom at such a young age. He lost his mom to cancer when he was only 8 years old.