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Plays

Queen Elizabeth I
The King's Yellow
The Last Tudor
A Nation Deceived

An Elizabethan drama of intrigue and courage

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King's Yellow ran for three weeks, 13 performances, in June, 2003, in Santa Fe, NM, and received a standing ovation after every performance.

“.. this production deserves to have every seat filled with standing room only in the aisles (yes, it's that good), I'll stoop to the obvious: If you enjoyed Shakespeare in Love, you'll thrill to this production even more. This, theater lovers, is the real thing.”
“... the Mary Sidney-as-Shakespeare hook helps turn King's Yellow into a thought-provoking work--an exploration of the abuse of power in its many forms. ... But the play's best element is the writing. Barnes provides some splendid wordplay, strong, complex characters and provocative themes.”