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Two women, dressed in Queen-like clothes, one in lilac one in pink, sit facing outward in a green prison cell with a crown between them.
Two women, dressed in Queen-like clothes, one in lilac one in pink, sit facing outward in a green prison cell with a crown between them.

Mary Stuart

By Friedrich Schiller, A New Adaptation by Robert Icke

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★★★★★
Time Out, Observer, Mail on Sunday, The Stage  
★★★★
Sunday Times, The Times, Independent, Evening Standard, Daily Mail

Two queens. One in power. One in prison.
It’s all in the execution.

Schiller’s political tragedy takes us behind the scenes of some of British history’s most crucial days. Playing both Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart, Juliet Stevenson (Duet for One) and Lia Williams (Oresteia) trade the play’s central roles, decided at each performance by the toss of a coin.

Mary Stuart transferred to the Duke of York’s Theatre in the West End, and ran from 15th January to the 31st March 2018.

 

 

Photographed by Miles Aldridge, Production by Lucy Watson Productions, Set Design by Vincent Olivier @ Magnet, Styling by Nicholas Royal, Hair by Joseph Pujalte @ Art List Paris, Make up by Janeen Witherspoon, Nails by Ami Streets @ LMC Worldwide. Special thanks to Spring Studios and Sola Lighting

Production photography by Manuel Harlan
Rehearsal photography by Miles Aldridge

CAST & CREATIVES
Adaptation and Direction Robert Icke
Set and Costume Design Hildegard Bechtler
Composition Laura Marling
Lighting Jackie Shemesh
Sound Paul Arditti
Video Tim Reid
Casting Julia Horan CDG
Associate Director Daniel Raggett
Resident Direction Ilinca Radulian
Costume Supervision Anna Josephs

Cast
Alexander Cobb
Rudi Dharmalingam
Vincent Franklin
Joshua James
David Jonsson
John Light
Carmen Munroe
Eileen Nicholas
Daniel Rabin
Sule Rimi
Juliet Stevenson
Alan Williams
Lia Williams