Rarely has the transactional role of marriage or childbirth in these times been laid out more starkly than in Mike Poulton’s elegant adaptation
April 27, 2024 6:40 pmOur fascination with the intrigues and machinations of the Tudor court shows no sign of fading. This is why it was such a splendid idea of Justin Audibert’s to launch his first season as artistic director of Chichester Festival Theatre, easily the country’s most successful regionalGregory’s book cleverly respins the familiar narrative of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn by introducing Anne’s little-known sister Mary, as well as their sexually ambiguous brother George.
Her steely mother Lady Elizabeth and ferocious uncle Thomas Howard are fearsome schemers, who will stop at nothing to gain political advantage for their family. Anne and George are two more pawns in this pulverising power play, even though the strong-willed Anne struggles hard to attain some degree of agency over her own life.
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