A new revival of Christopher Marlowe's pioneering play about the 14th-Century King of England puts the spotlight back on his relationship with his male "favourite" Piers Gaveston. This week, at ...

Daniel Raggett’s darkly atmospheric, modern-dress staging hinges on a performance of real bravery from RSC co artistic director Daniel Evans ...

Tamara Harvey took no heed and Edward II sees her RSC compadre ... In Daniel Raggett’s stripped back, helter-skelter, 100 minutes version of Christopher Marlowe’s sex, power and violence fest, Evans ...

With its frank discussion of homosexual love, regicide and rebellion, Christopher Marlowe’s cruel ... The story relates the disastrous reign of Edward II, whose lavishing of gifts and political ...

Christopher Marlowe had his own thoughts about the pair, and that is what we see brought to life in his history play. Edward I is dead - long live Edward II! Before Daniel Raggett’s production ...

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is staging Christopher Marlowe’s play about a Medieval king who chose queer love over his ...

In Edward II that will end with a hideous regicide in ... Trimmed down to 100 minutes, Daniel Raggett’s rare revival of Marlowe’s classic (the first at the RSC for 35 years) has the slick ...

Directed by Daniel Raggett, Marlowe’s tender, yet violent play about King Edward II and the man he loves features Daniel Evans - the RSC’s Co-Artistic Director and double Olivier Award ...

The play tells the often overlooked tale of King Edward II’s love for Piers Gaveston. First performed in 1592, the play was written by Christopher Marlowe who was also rumoured to be gay himself. The ...

A new revival of Christopher Marlowe's pioneering play about the 14th-Century King of England puts the spotlight back on his relationship with his male "favourite" Piers Gaveston.