Royal Gambit
- Full Length Play, Period Piece / Historical, Present Day, 16th Century / Elizabethan
- 1M, 6F
- ISBN: 9780573614958
Original, stimulating and mature.... A compact, well written play that asks some cogent questions and provides disturbing answers.
N.Y. Times.
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Period Piece / Historical
- Time Period: Present Day, 16th Century / Elizabethan
- Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
This metaphysical portrait of Henry VIII and the six women in his life contrasts this king, the epitome of Renaissance man, with modern liberal thought and concludes that humanism is dead in the twentieth century. Henry remains the same throughout but the women progress in their dress to modern times, showing their knowledge of the lasting effects of Henry's thoughts.
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Original, stimulating and mature.... A compact, well written play that asks some cogent questions and provides disturbing answers.
N.Y. Times.
Characters
- Casting: 1M, 6F
KATARINA OF ARAGON
ANNE BOLEYN
JANE SEYMOUR
ANNA OF CLEVES
KATHRYN HOWARD
KATE PARR
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This metaphysical portrait of Henry VIII and the six women in his life contrasts this king, the epitome of Renaissance man, with modern liberal thought and concludes that humanism is dead in the twentieth century. Henry remains the same throughout but the women progress in their dress to modern times, showing their knowledge of the lasting effects of Henry's thoughts. |
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