Then: The Lioness

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Elizabeth I described herself as Queen, King and Prince, thriving in a male world and saving the country from debt and wars. Self proclaimed wife and mother to England, her virgin status was part of her myth as she consistently refused marriage citing herself as already taken. In The Lioness we see Elizabeth as both a woman and a leader and follow her encounters with two men, John Knox, the ultimate misogynist and Essex, her favourite.

Author

Rebecca Lenkiewicz

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Archive :: production:T492954185, play:S1611174609, venue:V250

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Production details

Part of the Women, Power and Politics season