Katherine Howard

Archive Listings for Katherine Howard

T01230218702 (BANBURY05) Company Banbury Cross Players. Director Bruce Walton. Lighting John Hicks. Performer Marc Griffiths (Henry VIII).
13 Jul 05 to 16 Jul 05	The Mill, Banbury :: V794 listing details L630139541
T081017487 (CFT98) Director Robin Lefevre. Design Eileen Diss. Costume Dany Everett. Lighting Mick Hughes. Performer Richard Griffiths. Performer James Benson. Performer Roger Booth. Performer Jonathan Coy. Performer Selina Griffiths. Performer Rachel Lumberg. Performer Andrew Macdonald. Performer Denis Quilley. Performer Julian Rhind-Tutt.
9 Sep 98 to 10 Oct 98	Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester :: V719 listing details L1713147068
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3 Jul 01 to 7 Jul 01	ADC Theatre, Cambridge :: V18 listing details L250463430

Details

Play :: Based on the story of the fifth of Henry VIII's marriages. In the King's eyes Katherine is vivacious and fun loving, a distinct contrast to the Queen, Anne of Cleves, whom Henry cannot abide. Fifty years of age, overweight and unwell, his mood alternates between ill-tempter and depression until he marries Katherine when he becomes wildly happy, full of energy and zest for his new young wife. Henry's passionate love of his new wife is driven by his desperate desire to provide a male heir for the throne of England. The author takes this May-to-September romance and fashions it into a thoughtful and intelligent play. Political intrigue, plots and betrayals; a pointed and sometimes comic portrayal of women's loves in Tudor times.

Author

William Nicholson