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Trafford Steve - The Restoration Of Nell Gwyn - Paperback
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Description: Full of humour and bawdy wit this new comedy transports us into the wanton world of the English Restoration. A new comedy by Steve Trafford with songs by Henry Purcell. King Charles 2nd lies ill Nell Gwyn his royal whore once the brightest star of the Restoration theatre rages against her fate. What will become of her if Charles is summoned to his Maker? What perils will befall the English nation? Mistress Gwyn and Margery her maid lead us a merry dance filled with their laughter their tears and Nell's enchanting songs of the Baroque: A rollicking romp which ends with a sting in its tail. Eleanor Nell Gwyn (2 February 1650 14 November 1687) was a long - time mistress of King Charles II of England and Scotland. Called pretty witty Nell by Samuel Pepys she has been regarded as a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and has come to be considered a folk heroine with a story echoing the rags - to - royalty tale of Cinderella. She was the most famous Restoration actress and possessed a prodigious comic talent. Gwyn had two sons by King Charles: Charles Beauclerk (1670 1726); and James Beauclerk (1671 1680). The surname of her sons is pronounced Bo - Clare'. Charles was created Earl of Burford and later Duke of St. Albans.
Title: The Restoration Of Nell Gwyn
Author(s): Trafford Steve
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781783193011
Pages: 64 Pages
Publication Date: 9/27/2016
Series: Oberon Modern Plays
Category: Plays, Playscripts
Description: Full of humour and bawdy wit this new comedy transports us into the wanton world of the English Restoration. A new comedy by Steve Trafford with songs by Henry Purcell. King Charles 2nd lies ill Nell Gwyn his royal whore once the brightest star of the Restoration theatre rages against her fate. What will become of her if Charles is summoned to his Maker? What perils will befall the English nation? Mistress Gwyn and Margery her maid lead us a merry dance filled with their laughter their tears and Nell's enchanting songs of the Baroque: A rollicking romp which ends with a sting in its tail. Eleanor Nell Gwyn (2 February 1650 14 November 1687) was a long - time mistress of King Charles II of England and Scotland. Called pretty witty Nell by Samuel Pepys she has been regarded as a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and has come to be considered a folk heroine with a story echoing the rags - to - royalty tale of Cinderella. She was the most famous Restoration actress and possessed a prodigious comic talent. Gwyn had two sons by King Charles: Charles Beauclerk (1670 1726); and James Beauclerk (1671 1680). The surname of her sons is pronounced Bo - Clare'. Charles was created Earl of Burford and later Duke of St. Albans.
Title: The Restoration Of Nell Gwyn
Author(s): Trafford Steve
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781783193011
Pages: 64 Pages
Publication Date: 9/27/2016
Series: Oberon Modern Plays
Category: Plays, Playscripts
