The Boy Actor/The Players Double Bill

The Boy Actor:
Aspects of the most personal history of Elizabeth 1st are revealed in this play as, with a mixture of affection, humour and inspiring majesty, she allows herself to be charmed by a young aspiring actor whose dearest ambition is to join Shakespeare's company.

'A well-researched and balanced play which scores on all fronts - a must for Shakespeare lovers.'
Western Times 1995

The Players:
Towards the end of the reign of Elizabeth the First, a group of the period's most influential women wait at the house of the Countess of Derby for the arrival of a troupe of travelling players. As they wait they engage in a battle of wits and wills that will shape both their world, and our own.