The Queen Who Kept Her Head
| The Queen Who Kept Her Head | |
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| Original language | English |
| Written by | Winifred Carter |
| Genre | Historical |
| Setting | England, 1540s |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 20 February 1934 |
| Place | Kingsway Theatre, London |
The Queen Who Kept Her Head is a 1934 historical play by the British writer Winifred Carter. It is based on the life of Katharine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII, who outlived him.[1]
It ran for twenty two performances at the Kingsway Theatre in London West End. The play featured Laura Cowie as Katharine with Raymond Lovell as King Henry. The cast also included Bernard Lee as Sir Thomas Seymour, Felicity Carter and Aubrey Mallalieu, and G. H. Mulcaster as Sir Anthony Knevet.[2][1]
The play text was published in 1938.
References
- 1 2 Kingsway Theatre Playbook – The Queen Who Kept Her Head. 1934.
- ↑ Wearing p. 342
Bibliography
- Wearing, J. P. The London Stage: 1930-1939. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
Categories:
- 1934 plays
- British plays
- Plays set in the 16th century
- Plays set in London
- Plays by Winifred Carter
- Biographical plays about British royalty
- Cultural depictions of Henry VIII
- West End plays
- Cultural depictions of Catherine Parr
- Fiction set in 16th-century Tudor England
- Plays about queens
- 1930s play (theatre) stubs