Swive [Elizabeth] 2019
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Queen Elizabeth I, the only unmarried woman to rule England.
She reigned for forty-four years. Mastermind. Seductress. Survivor.
This new play created by award-winning writer Ella Hickson and director Natalie Abrahami will shine candlelight on the ways and means by which women in power negotiate patriarchal pressure in order to get their way.
‘My mother seduced a man so successfully that he altered the constitutional history of this country.’
Tickets
Standing tickets (fixed position): £10
Seated tickets from £20
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Running time: approx. 90 minutes with no interval
Latecomers will not be admitted
This play contains strong language and adult themes
Part of the Playhouse Season 2019 /20
Photography credit: Sebastian Nevols
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‘A fierce, bright flame of a play’ ‘
the Times
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‘Murderously intense drama’
tIME oUT
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‘A potent study of women, power and patriarchy’
The Stage
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‘Clever, funny, indignant… Hugely stimulating’
Independent
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‘Electric and heartrendingly human’
British Theatre
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‘Sharp and witty… the boost women desperately need’
Broadway World
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‘Startling and authentic’
The Observer
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‘Sharply focused… fizzingly clever’
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