Edward’s Boys are back!
Originally titled Parasitaster, or the Fawn, the play was performed by at least two of the children’s companies, probably in 1606. The play’s alternative Latinized name means a flatterer or hanger-on, and both titles signal an unremitting attack on courtly flattery, insinuation and social climbing during the establishment of the Jacobean court. (Nothing much has changed, eh?) It is also scandalously funny and one of the most cruel plays of the period.
Wednesday 29th September
Thursday 30th September
Friday 1st October
Saturday 2nd October
All performances at 7.00pm at King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK.
We have pleasure in announcing that tickets are available for booking here.
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