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Queen Margaret - by William Shakespeare (Paperback)

Queen Margaret - by  William Shakespeare (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Using Shakespeare's original lines, alongside new text, O'Hare retells the <i>Wars of the Roses<i> through the eyes of the queen.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Hungry for power and angered by their king, the nobles of Henry VI's court plot and scheme against each other. As Henry wavers and the factions split, Queen Margaret is determined to hold on to power and protect the crown that will one day belong to her son. <p> A captivating exploration of an iconic moment in British history, the play premiered at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, in September 2018.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Jeannie O'Hare has built a very credible parallel to the Shakespeare canon... this is a dramatic construction with all the depth of a Shakespeare history play, the best of its richness of language, the intelligence to weave that respectfully with modern perspectives, the inventiveness to use new technologies to excite new responses. --<i> The Reviews Hub</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Jeanie O'Hare is Director of New Work Development at The Public Theater in New York. She was Chair of Playwriting at the Yale School of Drama, and Company Dramaturg for the Royal Shakespeare Company.</p>

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