The Lioness
Description
Elizabeth I described herself as Queen, King and Prince, thriving in a male world, and saving the country from debt and wars. Self-proclaimed wife and mother to England, her virgin status was part of her myth, as she consistently refused marriage, citing herself as already taken. Here we see Elizabeth as both a woman and a leader as she encounters John Knox, the ultimate misogynist, and Essex, her favourite.
This play was first staged at the Traverse Theatre, in 2010 as part of the Women, Power and Politics season.
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Person
Rebecca Lenkiewicz's play Her Naked Skin, directed by Howard Davies, premiered at the National Theatre in 2008, and was the first play to be performed on the Olivier stage by a living female playwright. The Night Season, also at the National Theatre, won the Critics' Circle Most Promising Playwright Award, 2004. Other work includes Soho - A Tale of Table Dancers (Arcola Theatre/British Council tour); Shoreditch Madonna (Soho Theatre); Blue Moon Over Poplar (NYT/Soho Theatre); The Soldier's Tale (Old Vic Theatre); An Enemy of the People (Arcola Theatre); and Faeries (Royal Opera House). Rebecca's adaptation of Henry James' The Turn of the Screw premiered at the Almeida Theatre in 2013 and her version Ibsen's Ghosts was produced by ATC at the Arcola Theatre in 2009. Rebecca also writes for radio and television.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction by Indhu Rubasingham
- Original Production
- The Lioness
- Characters
- Scene One
- Scene Two
- Scene Three
- Scene Four
- Scene Five
- Scene Six
- Scene Seven
- Scene Eight
- Scene Nine
- About the Author
- Copyright and Performing Rights Information
