Anne Boleyn – Not your dry and dusty history lesson by Howard Brenton
Directed by Stephen DiMenna
Presented by BFA Actor Training Program Company of 2024
April 25-28, 2024
Dowling Studio, Guthrie Theater
Performance
Thursday, April 25, 2024, 7:30 P.M.
Friday, April 26, 2024, 7:30 P.M.
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 1:00 P.M.
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 7:30 P.M.
Sunday, April 28, 2024, 1:00 P.M.
$25 Public
$15 Students
$10 Student Group Tickets of 10+
No rush tickets.
Summary
Anne Boleyn dramatizes the life and legacy of Henry VIII's notorious second wife, who helped change the course of the nation’s history. In Howard Brenton's epic play, we are transported to the 16th century, where the brilliant-but-reckless young Anne, confident in her sexuality and in her love for Henry, leads the charge for England’s Protestant Reformation. While her marriage to the King provides her with opportunities to further the Protestant cause, the bitter battle between political and religious factions makes her vulnerable to conspiracy charges. Meanwhile, in 1603, King James I discovers Anne’s belongings, which inspires him to explore his own gender and sexuality, while being haunted by her ghost and the religious conflict she helped introduce. This production challenges how Anne Boleyn has been traditionally viewed as either the pawn of an ambitious family or a predator manipulating her way to power, and shows how daring to disrupt the status-quo made her lose her head.
"Anne Boleyn has drama, royalty, sex, scheming... in short, as much entertainment value as a Tudor execution."
Time Out
"This is no dry and dusty history lesson... a witty and engrossing impression of the times that gave birth to our first Elizabethan age, and the subsequent reformation."
British Theatre Guide
Event Venue
Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis., 818 S 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55415-1252, United States,Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tickets