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Liz Lochhead - Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off - 9781848420281 - V9781848420281
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Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off

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Description for Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off Paperback. The tale of the enmity between Elizabeth I of England and Mary Queen of Scots, retold by Scotland's unofficial Poet Laureate. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.

A modern classic about the bitter rivalry between Mary, Queen of Scots, and her cousin and fellow ruler, Elizabeth I of England - retold by Scotland's 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 ... Read more

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.

Liz Lochhead's play Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off is presented in a distinctive cabaret style, with much of the dialogue in the 'Braid Scots' vernacular. It was first performed by the Communicado Theatre Company at the Lyceum Studio Theatre, Edinburgh, in August 1987.

This revised version was published alongside the revival by the National Theatre of Scotland, which toured in 2009. Also included is a new introduction by the author.

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Product Details

Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
117g
Number of Pages
88
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848420281
SKU
V9781848420281
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
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99-22

About Liz Lochhead
Liz Lochhead is a poet, playwright, performer and broadcaster. Her original stage plays include Thon Man Molière, Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off, Blood and Ice, Good Things and Perfect Days. Her many stage adaptations include Dracula, Molière’s Tartuffe, Miseryguts (based on Le Misanthrope) and Educating Agnes (based on L’École des Femmes); as well as versions ... Read more

Reviews for Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
'A triumph… the characterisations never slide over into caricature but are full-bodied, subtle, humorous and virile'
Time Out
'Twenty-two years on, it's a text that still takes the breath away with the fearless theatricality of its cabaret style, and the sheer force of the glittering poetic links it forges between the fraught and unresolved politics of Scotland in ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off


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