{"product_id":"9781408199930","title":"Mary Stuart","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMary Stuart\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Friedrich Schiller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Scotland may be a savage nation, Lady, but the English wash their hands in blood.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Stuart \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of the personal struggle between two extraordinary women - one French, one English - both captive to the demands of sovereignty and both caught in a tumult of political and religious intrigue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhich of them is the rightful Queen of England - Mary Stuart or Elizabeth Tudor?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Stuart\u003c\/i\u003e, written in 1800 by Friedrich Schiller, is presented in this new version by Mike Poulton following his Don Carlos for Sheffield\/West End. The play was produced at Clwyd Theatr Cymru 7-30 May 2009.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Magnificent . . . Mike Poulton's fleet and vivid translation . . . all the deftly plotted twists and turns of a thriller. You lean forward in your seat, desperate to discover what happens next . . . a masterpiece' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003eon Mike Poulton's version of Schiller's \u003ci\u003eDon Carlos\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Vibrant new version.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A lean new version by Mike Poulton, sets bare-knuckle rhetoric racing across the stage....It's brillantly undiplomatic, a disastrous triumph.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times (of London) Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781408199930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593911808206,"sku":"9781408199930","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_e490133d-b3bf-4dc3-a62b-80220b5d0bce.jpg?v=1637796477","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781408199930","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}