Queen Margaret

This lady excelled all others, as well in beauty and favour, as in wit and policy, and was of stomach more like a man than a woman Holinsheds Chronicles, 1577

Hungry for power and angered by their king, the nobles of Henry VIs court plot and scheme against each other. As Henry wavers and the factions split, Queen Margaret is determined to hold on to power and protect the crown that will one day belong to her son.

Using Shakespeares orginal lines, alongside new text, Jeanie OHare retells the Wars of the Roses through the eyes of the Queen. A captivating exploration of an iconic moment in British history, the play premiered at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, in September 2018, directed by Elizabeth Freestone and featuring Jade Anouka as Margaret of Anjou.