Mary Stuart by Friedrich Schiller

Mary Stuart by Friedrich Schiller

Mary Stuart tells the story of the personal struggle between two extraordinary women - one French, one English - both captive to the demands of sovereignty and both caught in a tumult of political and religious intrigue.

'If Shakespeare's historical dramas hold a mirror to our national virtues, Schiller presents a reflection that is rather less flattering' Alfred Hickling, Guardian, 19.5.09 'In Mike Poulton's vibrant new version, England emerges as a paranoid state on high-security alert, where the detention of suspects does not bear very close scrutiny.' Alfred Hickling, Guardian, 19.5.09 'A lean new version by Mike Poulton, sets bare-knuckle rhetoric racing across the stage... It's brilliantly undiplomatic, a disastrous triumph.' David Jays, Times Online, 17.5.09 'A new version, by Mike Poulton, of Friedrich Schiller's 200-year-old masterpiece Mary Stuart...offers a rich dish to tempt audiences; spiced with sex, studded with intrigue and larded with betrayal... It's a mark of a good play that, although we know the tragic ending, the action still makes us hope it may be different this time.' Gail Cooper, Wales Online, 18.5.09

Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) was a German playwright and historian, widely regarded as the national dramatist of Germany and second only to Goethe in importance. His plays include The Robbers, William Tell, The Wallenstein Trilogy and Mary Stuart. Mike Poulton has had a number of highly successful versions of classic works of drama and literaure produced, including Schiller's Don Carlos, Ibsen's Romersholm and a stage version of Chaucer's The Canetrbury Tales.

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ISBN 13	9781408199930
ISBN 10	1408199939
Title	Mary Stuart
Author	Friedrich Schiller
Series	Modern Plays
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2009-05-07
Number of pages	144
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