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Curtmantle
Full-Length Play, Drama / 7f, 13m
Christopher Fry
Curtmantle
by Christopher Fry
The stage is William Marshall's mind, as though he were remembering King Henry's life. Though it follows chronologically it is not a chronicle play; its form is one of memory and contemplation. It adds up to no more than a sketch of Henry, whose char…
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Cast Size
7f, 13m -
Subgenre
Period, Docudrama/History
Details
Summary
The stage is William Marshall's mind, as though he were remembering King Henry's life. Though it follows chronologically it is not a chronicle play; its form is one of memory and contemplation. It adds up to no more than a sketch of Henry, whose character covers a vast field of human nature, as the thirty-five years of his reign contains a concentration of the human condition. Contained in the volume The Plays of Christopher Fry 2
Cast Attributes
- Time Period Medieval (6th-14th Century)
- Setting Various simple settings
- Features Period Costumes
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.