ePub My First Play: An Anthology of Theatrical Beginnings by From Nick Hern Books in Arts-Photography

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A modern classic about the bitter rivalry between Mary; Queen of Scots; and her cousin and fellow ruler; Elizabeth I of England - retold by Scotlands most popular playwright. Once upon a time; there were twa queens on the wan green island; and the wan green island was split inty twa kingdoms. But no equal kingdoms... Mary and Elizabeth are two women with much in common; but more that sets them apart. Following the death of her husband; the Dauphin of France; the beautiful; and staunchly Catholic Mary Stuart has returned from France to rule Scotland; a country she neither knows nor understands. Ill-prepared to rule in her own right; Mary has failed to learn what her protestant cousin; Elizabeth Tudor; knows only too well - that a queen must rule with her head; not her heart. All too soon the stage is set for a deadly endgame in which there can only be one winner and one queen on the one green island. A triumph the characterisations never slide over into caricature but are full-bodied; subtle; humorous and virile Time Out