Mary Stuart Tickets
Two queens. One in power. One in prison. It’s all in the execution.Children under 12 will not be admitted.
Performance dates
15 January 2018 - 31 March 2018
Run time: 3hr 5min (inc. interval)
Includes interval
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Following a critically acclaimed, sold-out season at the Almeida Theatre in 2016-17, Robert Icke’s new adaptation of Mary Stuart transfers to the Duke of York’s Theatre in London’s West End from 15 January for a limited run. Schiller’s political tragedy takes us behind the scenes of some of British history’s most crucial days.
★★★★★
An electrifying update of Schiller’s royal drama
The Observer
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Recommended for ages 12 and above.Recent Reviews
Electrifying performances by both the leading ladies. Only, slightly off-putting was the fact that a number of the male actors were wearing rather "clumpy" shoes that resounded on the wood floor of the circular stage.
ABSOLUTELY MESMERIZING AND BREATH-TAKING, GENIUS IN ITS SIMPLICITY, THAT IS THE RESULT OF PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING, TOUR DE FORCE OF DIRECTING AND ACTING, UNFORGETTABLE STAGE IMAGES - CHALLENGING TO BOTH PERFORMERS AND AUDIENCE - AND ALTHOUGH WRITTEN IN THE 18TH CENTURY, IT'S TOTALLY RELEVANT. UNFORGETTABLE - BRAVO!
Best play I have seen for a very long time!
I saw the play 7 times and loved it. I wept each time Mary said goodbye to her girls . I favoured Lia Williams as Mary and Juliet Stevenson as Elizabeth.
stunningly powerful and intense.
I was unable to attend due to illness. When I phoned to explain - at 5pm - the agent told me it was too late and the theatre would never agree to a change at such a late time. This has not been my experience when dealing directly with a theatre. I lost out all round. Disappointing. As I have to rate the production, I am doing so based on press reviews and friends' recommendations.
Super acting by all. Grips you from the start. Theatre at it's best.
Wonderful acting - near perfect illusion despite the absence of spectacle. Much of the dialogue was lost. If you speak quietly on stage or with your back to the audience you deliberately prevent many spectators from hearing the words. I conclude words have stopped having any importance.
Really interesting interpretation of story would now like to see actresses paying other parts - really enjoyed
Oh.my.goodness. We were captivated from start to finish by the performers, the script, the set. What a powerful, compelling, heart breaking piece of theatre.
THIS is what theater can be, should be, is meant to be. My wife and I saw the matinee performance last Saturday (I'm writing this on a Monday) and I'm still shaking. Go. Be transformed.
Fantastic production. Performances were spellbinding.
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