Three Queens​

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 '....Striking the balance between the struggles of having power, the influence of men, both past and present, and the all-important religious control of the time, Gravelle has written a script that puts the audience right in the centre of the conflict....'  

A Young(ish) Perspective  

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'I absolutely loved it..The dialogue and staging are wonderful, giving you a sense of the individuality, ambition and motivations of the three woman...'

 Dr Elizabeth Norton, Historian

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' ....an impressive amount of character, emotion and machinations as our characters scheme their way through one decisive night....completely absorbing'

  Everything Theatre

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'...One of the surprising things about Three Queens is how it subverts the usual depiction of well-known historical figures...'

Breaking The Fourth Wall​

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'...This intriguing, thoughtful play sheds light on a much-loved and turbulent period of history...'​

Theatre Weekly

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'Well-researched historical plays can mean pedagogy and worthy pedantry, but this one sparkled, its learning lightly worn amid the darkness of both the interplay of character and a murky setting....A little gem that’s resonated since I saw it...'

David Weir, Theatre Critic

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Read the full reviews of the 2024 World Premiere production of Three Queens

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Three Queens is one-act play about a fictional encounter between Queen Mary I, Lady Jane Grey and the future Queen Elizabeth I, as well another royal cousin - Cardinal Reginald Pole, on the night before Lady Jane Grey is due to be executed.

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                                              Plot Summary                                                        ​

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Set over the night before the execution of Lady Jane Grey, Cardinal Pole, (cousin to the new queen Mary Tudor and Princess Elizabeth Tudor), has secretly brought the condemned Lady Jane Grey to Greenwich Palace to speak with her cousin Queen Mary in the hopes of making Jane recant and save her life, and start Mary's reign without a killing. However, will Mary, newly crowned, find her compassion to do as her distant relative Pole wants? Does Jane really want to change, and who does Princess Elizabeth - half sister to Queen Mary and next in line to the throne of England - really want to save? And what of Sir Robert Dudley and Kat Ashely and what part will they plan in helping or hindering these plans and what are they both willing to do for the one they both love and the future of England?

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One night where three women's fates will be sealed

One night where family and love turns deadly 

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Play Specifics:

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Cast: x6 ​

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Approx. Running Time:  75 minutes  ​

 

​Other: Three Queens world premiere was staged at Barons Court Theatre, London in 2024 and

           had its American Premiere at the The Gamut Theatre Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

           as part of The Gamut Theatre’s Stage Door Series in 2025

           

           Information about past Three Queens productions and its developmental history can be            found here

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