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Mary Stuart (Oswald)

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  3w, 8m, 4any gender (adult)

Friedrich Schiller, Peter Oswald

Mary Stuart
by Friedrich Schiller, in a new version by Peter Oswald

Schiller's play pits Mary, Queen of Scots against her rival Queen Elizabeth I. The meeting never happened but, as Goethe said, “It will be good to see those two whores alongside each otheräó. Schiller's Mary redeems her youthful crimes through an or…

Mary Stuart (Oswald)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 8m, 4any gender (adult)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Biography, Period, Docudrama/Historic
Accolades
Accolades
  • Nominee: 2006 Olivier Award for Best Revival of a Play

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Summary
Schiller's play pits Mary, Queen of Scots against her rival Queen Elizabeth I. The meeting never happened but, as Goethe said, “It will be good to see those two whores alongside each otheräó. Schiller's Mary redeems her youthful crimes through an ordeal that lifts her into realms of spiritual serenity, while Elizabeth descends deeper into rage, revenge and deception. Oswald has written this striking new version in a mixture of prose and poetry.
  • Time Period 16th Century / Elizabethan
  • Setting Various simple settings

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Friedrich Schiller

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Peter Oswald

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