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a morally fraught, white-knuckle ride*****

- Time Out, UK
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March 2016
  • 05
      Performance Times:
    • 7:30pm
  • 09
      Performance Times:
    • 7:30pm
  • 12
      Performance Times:
    • 12:00pm
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Right-royal performances / Poetry and politics / Romance and revolution

Show Programme ButtonBold and irreverent storytelling explores the complex character of this colourful Stewart king – a poet, a lover, a law-maker but also the product of a harsh political system.

James I of Scotland was captured when he was only 13 and became King of Scots in an English prison. 18 years later he's finally delivered back home with a ransom on his head and a new English bride. He's returning to a poor nation, the royal coffers are empty and his nobles are a pack of wolves ready to tear him apart at the first sign of weakness.  But James has his own ideas about how to be a king and, after 18 years, he finally has the chance to realise them. James is determined to bring the rule of law to a land riven by warring families, but that struggle will force him to make terrible choices if he is to save himself, his Queen and the crown.

Want to experience The James Plays Trilogy Swag and get a 20% discount? See below:

Option One: James I - Sat 5 Mar, 7.30pm/James II - Sun 6 Mar, 2pm/James III - Sun 6 Mar, 6.30pm
Option Two: James I - Weds 9 Mar, 7.30pm/James II - Thurs 10 Mar, 7.30pm/James III - Fri 11 Mar, 7.30pm
Option Three: James I - Sat 12 Mar, 12pm/James II - Sat 12 Mar, 4pm/James III - Sat 12 Mar, 8.15pm

*Numbers are limited. Service fees apply.

NOTE: Suitable for age 14+. Contains strong language, violent scenes, brief nudity. Not suitable for children.

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