Overview
1702. William III is on the throne and England is on the verge of war.
Princess Anne is soon to become Queen, and her advisors vie for
influence over the future monarch. Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, a
close friend with whom Anne has an intensely personal relationship,
begins to exert increasing pressure as she pursues her own designs on
power.
Contending with deceit and blackmail, Anne must decide
where her allegiances lie, and whether to sacrifice her closest
relationships for the sake of the country.
Following a critically
acclaimed, sold-out season at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon,
the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Queen Anne transferred to
the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, in 2017
Helen Edmundson's
gripping play explores the life of one of England's little known
sovereigns who is torn between friendship and duty.