~playauthor~Written by~
Friedrich Schiller
,
David Harrower
~playauthor~Translated by~
David Harrower
Faber and Faber, 2006
Faber Drama
playtext
Acts: 5, Scenes: 50, Roles: Total (17), Female (3), Male (14), Unassigned (0)
...One of European theatre's major plays, Schiller's masterpiece hinges on a brilliantly imagined meeting between Mary, Queen of Scots – focus of simmering Catholic dissent and her cousin Elizabeth, Queen of England, who has imprisoned her...
~playauthor~Written by~
Friedrich Schiller
,
Mike Poulton
~playauthor~Translated by~
Mike Poulton
Methuen Drama, 2009
Modern Plays
playtext
Acts: 5, Roles: Total (19), Female (6), Male (13), Unassigned (0)
...Friedrich Schiller’s Mary Stuart is one of the great works of German literature. A grand historical drama, it tells the story of the personal struggle between two extraordinary women – one French, one English – both captive to the demands...
...Elizabeth I of England is threatened by the survival of her Catholic cousin, Mary Stuart. Wrestling with her own conscience, the Queen agonizes over Mary's fate, amidst fears for her own life. Court intrigue has never been more gripping...