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A battle of wits and will, in which the ultimate weapon is desire. At a convent in Venice, in the year 1609, the sharp-witted abbess faces what every abbess dreads - an inspection by the Inquisition. To make things worse, she learns that there is something very real to hide - a young man within the convent walls. Does she betray him, which means he faces certain execution, or conceal him, exposing herself and her sisters to a charge of complicity? Summoning all her powers of intellect and allure, she tries to distract the Inquisitor in a perilous game of cat and mouse in which the stakes could not be higher. In the manner of A Man For All Seasons, this powerful and intelligent new play puts a battle of wits at the forefront of a conflict over power and submission. Threaded through by the music of Monteverdi, this is a richly rewarding drama.| 16 Oct 09 to 24 Oct 09 | Haymarket Theatre Basingstoke, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
