The Lion In Winter
July 1983

Written by James Goldman

Directed by Gary Robinson

 
Cast List
Henry II of England
Michael Harley
 
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Grace Murrell
 
Alais, Henry's mistress
Janet May
 
Richard, Couer de Lion
David O'Brien
 
Geoffrey
Steve Berry
 
John
Mike Mullinger
 
Philip, King of France
Dean Caston
 

 
Stage Manager
Pauline Harley
 
Set Design
Gary Robinson
 
Set Construction
Pauline Harley, Gary Robinson & Alastair Giddings
 
Prompt
Joyce Van Derworp
 
Props
Rosina Fletcher
 
Lighting & Sound
Bernie Thompson
 
Costumes
Lesley-Ann Rice and Cast members
 
 

Our thanks go to Bentalls Department Store, Chatham for their assistance with this production.

Set at Christmas 1183 in the king's castle in Chinon, France (when the Loire was ruled by Britain), there's betrayal, treachery, and a knife fight: just another normal Christmas celebration for the royal Plantagenet family of Britain. King Henry II throws a Christmas feast for the newly crowned King of France. Also in attendance for the holiday celebrations are Henry's three plotting sons, each eager to take the throne, and Henry's manipulative wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, newly released from house arrest (after raising an army against Henry). Even though they need to appear a happy family for the King of France, this doesn't stop each Plantagenet from secretly plotting to take the others down. While the three sons backstab and squabble to take their place in history, Eleanor and Henry use their offspring as pawns against each other in a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

 
 
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