Queen Anne E-Book

Helen Edmundson

• Herausgeber: Nick Hern Books
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

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 Anne 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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Helen Edmundson

QUEEN ANNE

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Contents

Title Page

Original Production

Characters

Queen Anne

Music

About the Author

Copyright and Performing Rights Information

Queen Anne was revived by TRH Productions, Scott Landis, Tulchin Bartner Productions and Zeilinger Productions at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, on 30 June 2017. The cast was as follows:

QUEEN ANNE

Emma Cunniffe

PRINCE GEORGE OF DENMARK

Hywel Morgan

KING WILLIAM III

Dave Fishley

SARAH CHURCHILL

Romola Garai

JOHN CHURCHILL

Chu Omambala

JACK CHURCHILL

Mark CharlesDaniel Daszek-GreenKwame Kandekore

ABIGAIL HILL

Beth Park

SYDNEY GODOLPHIN

Richard Hope

ROBERT HARLEY

James Garnon

LADY CLARENDON

Daisy Ashford

LADY SOMERSET

Sheena Bhattessa

SAMUEL MASHAM

Sid Sagar

DR JOHN RADCLIFFE

Michael Fenton Stevens

JONATHAN SWIFT

Jonny Glynn

ARTHUR MAYNWARING

Jonathan Christie

DANIEL DEFOE

Carl Prekopp

JEZEBEL

Gabrielle Brooks

All other parts played by members of the company

MUSICIANS

Violin

Steve Bentley-Klein

Piano & Harpsichord

Candida Caldicot

Cello

Maddie CutterLaura Moody

Percussion

Magnus Mehta

Oboe

David Thomas

Director

Natalie Abrahami

Set and Costume Designer

Hannah Clark

Lighting Designer

Charles Balfour

Composers and Sound Designers

Ben & Max Ringham

Original Songs

Helen Edmundson

Musical Director

Candida Caldicot

Movement Director

Anna Morrissey

Assistant Director

Jane Moriarty

Voice Coach

Stephen Kemble

Casting Director

Helena Palmer CDG

Queen Anne was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, on 20 November 2015. The cast was as follows:

QUEEN ANNE

Emma Cunniffe

PRINCE GEORGE OF DENMARK

Hywel Morgan

DANIEL DEFOE/WILLIAM III

Carl Prekopp

SARAH CHURCHILL

Natascha McElhone

JOHN CHURCHILL

Robert Cavanah

JACK CHURCHILL

Elliott Ross

ABIGAIL HILL

Beth Park

SYDNEY GODOLPHIN

Richard Hope

ROBERT HARLEY

Jonathan Broadbent

LADY CLARENDON

Daisy Ashford

LADY SOMERSET

Anna Tierney

COLONEL MASHAM

Daniel Easton

ARTHUR MAYNWARING

Jonathan Christie

JONATHAN SWIFT

Tom Turner

DR JOHN RADCLIFFE

Michael Fenton Stevens

JEZEBEL

Jenny Rainsford

GROOM

Ragevan Vasan

All other parts played by members of the company

Director

Natalie Abrahami

Set and Costume Designer

Hannah Clark

Lighting Designer

Charles Balfour

Composers and Sound Designers

Ben & Max Ringham

Original Songs

Helen Edmundson

Musical Director

John Woolf

Movement Director

Ann Yee

Video Designer

Will Duke

Voice Coach

Stephen Kemble

Assistant Director

Jane Moriarty

Casting Director

Helena Palmer CDG

Characters

DR JOHN RADCLIFFE

ARTHUR MAYNWARING

DANIEL DEFOE

JEZEBEL

ABIGAIL HILL

ROBERT HARLEY

JONATHAN SWIFT

JOHN CHURCHILL, DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH

JACK CHURCHILL

SIDNEY GODOLPHIN

SARAH CHURCHILL

KING WILLIAM III

PRINCE GEORGE OF DENMARK

LADY CLARENDON

LADY SOMERSET

QUEEN ANNE

COLONEL MASHAM

GROOM

And ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, LADIES, GENTLEMEN, LORDS, MUSICIANS, PERFORMERS

ACT ONE

Scene One

HARLEY’s rooms. The Inns of Court, London, February 1702. Various GENTLEMEN are drinking and smoking. Here and there a WOMAN, for the sake of titillation. In one corner, DR JOHN RADCLIFFE, ARTHUR MAYNWARING, DEFOE JEZEBEL RADCLIFFE’ MUSICIANS . RADCLIFFE –