Running time 3.30 hrs including intermission
From age 15
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, has been imprisoned in England for eighteen years, accused of plotting against Queen Elizabeth. Mary, a Catholic, represents a threat to Elizabeth's Protestant reign, as some consider her the rightful heir to the English throne. She sought an audience with Elizabeth to plead her case. Elisabeth, torn between her duty as Queen and her personal doubts, hesitates to order Mary's execution, fearing to tarnish her own image and encourage the anger of European Catholics?
At 7.15pm, under the Foirail dome, foreplay by Caroline Fischer.
Free and open to all.
From age 15
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, has been imprisoned in England for eighteen years, accused of plotting against Queen Elizabeth. Mary, a Catholic, represents a threat to Elizabeth's Protestant reign, as some consider her the rightful heir to the English throne. She sought an audience with Elizabeth to plead her case. Elisabeth, torn between her duty as Queen and her personal doubts, hesitates to order Mary's execution, fearing to tarnish her own image and encourage the anger of European Catholics?
At 7.15pm, under the Foirail dome, foreplay by Caroline Fischer.
Free and open to all.
