Product details
- ISBN 9781786827050
- Weight: 121g
- Dimensions: 124 x 196mm
- Publication Date: 21 Mar 2019
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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‘I think it’s queer.
And it’s about to get queerer…’
Edward II wanders on to the empty stage, bloodied and confused. He has no idea where he is, or how he got here, but he does have an ominous feeling that something is wrong. As that feeling grows, so too does the threat on the other side of the auditorium doors.
Edward finds himself locked inside the theatre with some rather anarchic fellow inmates: Gertrude Stein, Harvey Milk and Quentin Crisp. As they set about unravelling what has happened, only one thing is certain: everything is not as it seems...
A daring new play written specifically for the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in response to Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II, After Edward welcomes us into a chaotic world of pride and shame, with moments of elation, outrageous humour and heart-breaking tenderness.
Oh, and Maggie Thatcher.
In a play that reminds us of the power of theatre to provoke recognition and reflection, this is Edward II as you’ve never seen him before.
Tom Stuart is an actor and writer. He has worked extensively as an actor for 15 years in theatre, film, radio and television. His theatre credits include numerous productions at Shakespeare’s Globe, as well as the Young Vic, Lyric Hammersmith and Manchester Royal Exchange. In film he has had the honour of working with, amongst others, Joe Wright, Michael Winterbottom, Ridley Scott, Tomas Alfredson and John Boorman.
As a writer, Tom is under commission to the Globe’s Sam Wannamaker Theatre and is developing the play Call It with Fuel. His first script for TV Get Lucky was optioned by Tiger Aspect and was performed at an industry read through by the BBC starring Dawn French.
