THE SCHOOL OF NIGHT

OVERVIEW

Who stabbed Christopher Marlowe and why??

“A terrific new history play…an Elizabethan whodunit and a funny and blistering portrait of an age far less golden that it is widely believed to have been.”

In the late 16th Century, a young 29 year old playwright  named Christopher Marlowe was brutally stabbed through the eye. Was it a mere  pub brawl? Or was Marlowe attacked because he was a confessed atheist? Flagrant  homosexual? Traitor? Sometime double-agent and spy? Or a member of the secret  society of free thinkers, The School of Night?

In this gripping political thriller, everyone is a  suspect and everyone has a hidden agenda. The School of Night is directed by Bill Alexander,  renowned former Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and  Artistic Director of Birmingham Repertory Theatre.

“A fascinating piece, full of rich rewards.”

“An immensely expert and intriguing whodunit.”

"...LONDON'S MOST AUDACIOUS BAD-BOY. Christopher Marlowe was a rowdy Cambridge-educated poet-rebel, probably a homosexual and very likely a spy. His death at 29 has excited enough conspiracy theories for an Oliver Stone biopic."

"INTELLECTUAL THRILLER...receives a handsome Mark Taper production from Royal Shakespeare Company vet Bill Alexander"

"A DELIGHTFUL SENSATION. If you are a lover of British theatre...this is definitely for you."

"...the effort which writer, cast and crew make to bring an enormously exciting time to life will be ample justification for venturing downtown."

Complete the evening with a dinner reservation!

CREDITS

PHOTOS

PUBLICATIONS

• The School of Night: Discovery Guide
  ( pdf | 1.3Mb )
• The School of Night: Teaching Instructions
  ( pdf | 5Mb )
• The School of Night: Program
  ( pdf | 1.73Mb )
• The School of Night: Between the Lines
  ( pdf | 0.7Mb )

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