James Iv: Queen Of The Fight Av Rona Munro

<p>Scotland, 1504, seen fresh through the eyes of new arrivals Ellen and Anne, two Moorish women who were expected to take their place at a royal court… but not this one.</p><p>Both women now have to fight to find and keep a place in the dazzling, dangerous world of the Scottish court of James IV. It''s a world where war is never far away, words of love and promises of peace are not what they seem, and where poets might turn out to be more dangerous than any assassin.</p><p>Rona Munro continues her journey through an uncharted period of Scottish history with <em>James IV: Queen of the Fight</em>, which was first presented in 2022 by Raw Material and Capital Theatres in association with National Theatre of Scotland, and directed by Laurie Sansom.</p><p>It follows the spectacular success of Munro''s plays about James I, II and III, which were first performed by National Theatre of Scotland, transferred to the National Theatre, London, and were named Best New Play at the Evening Standard Awards.</p><p>The original three-play cycle is available in the volume <em>The James Plays: James I, II and III</em>.</p>