{"product_id":"mary-queen-of-scots-got-her-head-chopped-off","title":"Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off","description":"\u003c!-- Hook --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiz Lochhead's inventive, irreverent take on Scottish history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Tagline --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEssential for Scottish history and theatre enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Access Your Content --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 16px; border-radius: 6px; background: #f9f9f9; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccess Your Content in Seconds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete your purchase on our store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (free).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLog in using the same email from checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour ebook will appear instantly in your library.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"\u003eAll content is securely delivered through our app and not offered as a Shopify download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- About the Ebook --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA modern classic about the bitter rivalry between Mary, Queen of Scots, and her cousin and fellow ruler, Elizabeth I of England - retold by Scotland's most popular playwright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Once upon a time, there were twa queens on the wan green island, and the wan green island was split inty twa kingdoms. But no equal kingdoms...'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMary and Elizabeth are two women with much in common, but more that sets them apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the death of her husband, the Dauphin of France, the beautiful, and staunchly Catholic Mary Stuart has returned from France to rule Scotland, a country she neither knows nor understands. Ill-prepared to rule in her own right, Mary has failed to learn what her protestant cousin, Elizabeth Tudor, knows only too well - that a queen must rule with her head, not her heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll too soon the stage is set for a deadly endgame in which there can only be one winner and one queen on the one green island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiz Lochhead's play \u003cem\u003eMary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off\u003c\/em\u003e is presented in a distinctive cabaret style, with much of the dialogue in the 'Braid Scots' vernacular. It was first performed by the Communicado Theatre Company at the Lyceum Studio Theatre, Edinburgh, in August 1987.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis revised version was published alongside the revival by the National Theatre of Scotland, which toured in 2009. Also included is a new introduction by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A triumph… the characterisations never slide over into caricature but are full-bodied, subtle, humorous and virile' \u003cstrong\u003eTime Out\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Twenty-two years on, it's a text that still takes the breath away with the fearless theatricality of its cabaret style, and the sheer force of the glittering poetic links it forges between the fraught and unresolved politics of Scotland in the 16th century, and tensions over gender and religion that still haunt our society today'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScotsman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Why You'll Love This Ebook --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrilliant theatrical reimagining of Scottish history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage and wit that defines contemporary Scottish drama.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by Nick Hern Books, leading contemporary theatre publisher.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScottish theatre at its most vital.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- About the Author --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiz Lochhead is a poet, playwright, performer and broadcaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer original stage plays include \u003cem\u003eThon Man Molière\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlood and Ice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGood Things\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePerfect Days\u003c\/em\u003e. Her many stage adaptations include \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e, Molière’s \u003cem\u003eTartuffe\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMiseryguts\u003c\/em\u003e (based on \u003cem\u003eLe Misanthrope\u003c\/em\u003e) and \u003cem\u003eEducating Agnes\u003c\/em\u003e (based on \u003cem\u003eL’École des Femmes\u003c\/em\u003e); as well as versions of \u003cem\u003eMedea\u003c\/em\u003e by Euripides (for which she won the Scottish Book of the Year Award in 2001), and \u003cem\u003eThebans\u003c\/em\u003e (adapted mainly from Sophocles' \u003cem\u003eOedipus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer collections of poetry include \u003cem\u003eDreaming Frankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Colour of Black \u0026amp; White\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Choosing (Selected Poems)\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFugitive Colours\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTrue Confessions\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of monologues and theatre lyrics. She served a five-year term as Scotland's Makar, or National Poet, from 2011 till 2016, and was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, 2015. She won the \u003cem\u003eSunday Herald\u003c\/em\u003e Scottish Culture Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017, and the 2023 Saltire Society Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to Scottish literature . \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Publication Details --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublication Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 August 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88 pages (Ebook edition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN (Ebook):\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781780011356\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ebook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- FAQ --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow do I access my ebook?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and log in using the same email you used at checkout. 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