Overview
No one tells dramatic and scandalising stories about English royalty quite like the Renaissance playwrights. Secret and not-so-secret lovers, murderous schemes, plots of deception and throne-taking; Christopher Marlowe's Edward II is another example that a monarch's life is filled with drama and tragedy, and that people can't get enough of it!
The play was written in circa 1592 and is based on actual historical documents. Edward II has just become King of England, and his first act is to recall Gaveston, his exiled 'favourite' (code for lover). The low-born knight is disliked to say the least, and even the Queen of France wants to get him murdered so she can move in on Edward. What follows is a web of ambition, deception and power, which leads, as always, to a grizzly conclusion.
Artistic director of La Boite Theatre Company, David Berthold, directs third-year QUT acting students in this modern production of the hugely debated gay king who lost it all.
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When
Thursday, June 7, 2012 - Saturday, June 16, 2012
Thursday, June 7 - Saturday, June 16, 2012
Where
The LoftQUT Kelvin Grove Campus
Kelvin Grove