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The Eagle Has Two Heads

Full-Length Play, Melodrama  /  2w, 4m

Ronald Duncan


An intense drama of an assassinated young king, who in the course of the years, rises to an ideal father-figure in the Queen's imagination, and returns to her as a revolutionary son bringing for a moment the youthful Eros and then the deeply longed-for death. Tallulah Bankhead starred with a young Marlon Brando on Broadway.

The Eagle Has Two Heads

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 4m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
An intense drama of an assassinated young king, who in the course of the years, rises to an ideal father-figure in the Queen's imagination, and returns to her as a revolutionary son bringing for a moment the youthful Eros and then the deeply longed-for death. Tallulah Bankhead starred with a young Marlon Brando on Broadway.
Cast Attributes
Stanislas: idealistic, sensitive, intense; 23
Felix: inhibited, maladroitly loyal; 36
Foehn: elegant, cunning; 40
Tony: the Queen's deaf and dumb servant; 50
The Queen: impetuous, passionate, courageous, proud; 29
Edith de Berg: deviously disloyal, confused, unstable; 25
  • Features Fantasy Costumes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Licensing & Materials

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Authors

Author

Ronald Duncan

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