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Description for Queen Anne
Paperback. Published alongside the West End transfer of the hit RSC production. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Helen Edmundson's gripping play tells the little-known story of a monarch caught between friendship and duty.
1702. William III is on the throne and England is on the verge of war.
Princess Anne is soon to become Queen, and her advisors vie for influence over the future monarch. Who can Anne turn to when even her most trusted friends seem bent on pursuing power?
Contending with deceit and blackmail, Anne must decide where her allegiances lie, and whether to sacrifice her closest relationships for the sake of the country.
Commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, Queen ... Read more premiered at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, in November 2015, and was revived at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, in 2017.
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848426665
SKU
V9781848426665
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Helen Edmundson
Helen Edmundson's first play, Flying, was presented at the National Theatre Studio in 1990. In 1992, she adapted Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina for Shared Experience, for whom she also adapted The Mill on the Floss in 1994. Both won awards – the TMA and the Time Out Awards respectively – and both productions were twice revived and extensively toured. ... Read more
Reviews for Queen Anne
'A rich and satisfying drama with two splendidly meaty female central characters'
Evening Standard
'As regal and captivating as the best historical royal dramas. One might say it's fit for a Queen'
Radio Times
'Fascinating... Edmundson is particularly good on the intricacies of court politics... it is invigorating to see a play that shows women exercising ... Read more
Evening Standard
'As regal and captivating as the best historical royal dramas. One might say it's fit for a Queen'
Radio Times
'Fascinating... Edmundson is particularly good on the intricacies of court politics... it is invigorating to see a play that shows women exercising ... Read more