The first act contrasts the personalities of the two monarchs, as they engage in a battle of wiles. Elizabeth is portrayed as a woman who has given up on love and family in order to maintain a firm grasp on power, while Mary is portrayed as a reckless, impulsive woman ready to risk power for love.
The second act concentrates on Mary's term as a prisoner of Elizabeth, during which time she reflected on her own pending execution.
Eileen Atkins played Elizabeth in the play's British and American debuts. Bolt's wife Sarah Miles played Mary in the original British production, while Claire Bloom played Mary in the play's Broadway debut. The 1972 Broadway production received four Tony Award nominations: Best Play, Best Actress in a Play (Eileen Atkins), Best Featured Actor in a Play (Douglas Rain), and Best Featured Actor in a Play (Lee Richardson).[4]
A 1985 off-Broadway revival featured Geraldine Page as Elizabeth and Sabra Jones as Mary.[5]
The play was, next to A Man for All Seasons, Bolt's most successful stage production, receiving several Tony nominations for its Broadway production.[7]
vivat, vivat, regina, play, written, robert, bolt, debuted, chichester, 1970, later, piccadilly, theatre, london, principal, actors, were, sarah, miles, eileen, atkins, play, directed, peter, dews, designed, carl, toms, richard, pearson, also, played, role, la. Vivat Vivat Regina ˈ v aɪ v ae t r ɪ ˈ dʒ aɪ n e VY vat rij EYE ne is a play written by Robert Bolt 1 It debuted at Chichester in 1970 and later at the Piccadilly Theatre London Principal actors were Sarah Miles and Eileen Atkins The play was directed by Peter Dews and designed by Carl Toms Richard Pearson also played a role 2 Later the play had a successful run on Broadway in 1972 3 Vivat Vivat Regina First edition Heinemann 1971Written byRobert BoltDate premiered20 May 1970Place premieredChichester Festival TheatreOriginal languageEnglish The play tells the story of two rival monarchs who never met Scotland s Mary Queen of Scots and her cousin Queen Elizabeth I of England The play s title is Latin for Long live Long live the Queen and is taken from the acclamation at the Coronation Service The first act contrasts the personalities of the two monarchs as they engage in a battle of wiles Elizabeth is portrayed as a woman who has given up on love and family in order to maintain a firm grasp on power while Mary is portrayed as a reckless impulsive woman ready to risk power for love The second act concentrates on Mary s term as a prisoner of Elizabeth during which time she reflected on her own pending execution Eileen Atkins played Elizabeth in the play s British and American debuts Bolt s wife Sarah Miles played Mary in the original British production while Claire Bloom played Mary in the play s Broadway debut The 1972 Broadway production received four Tony Award nominations Best Play Best Actress in a Play Eileen Atkins Best Featured Actor in a Play Douglas Rain and Best Featured Actor in a Play Lee Richardson 4 A 1985 off Broadway revival featured Geraldine Page as Elizabeth and Sabra Jones as Mary 5 Janet McTeer as Elizabeth and Barbara Flynn as Mary headlined director Roy Marsden s 1995 revival of Vivat Vivat Regina which played the Mermaid Theatre October 23 to November 25 6 The play was next to A Man for All Seasons Bolt s most successful stage production receiving several Tony nominations for its Broadway production 7 Notes and references edit London Playbill Picadilly Theatre Production of Vivat Vivat Regina Theatricalia theatricalia com League The Broadway Vivat Vivat Regina Broadway Play Original IBDB www ibdb com Gussow Mel 17 March 1985 THEATER GERALDINE PAGE IN BOLT S VIVAT REGINA The New York Times via www nytimes com Gussow Mel 17 March 1985 THEATER GERALDINE PAGE IN BOLT S VIVAT REGINA The New York Times via www nytimes com The Guardian October 25 1995 review by Lyn Gardner p 42 League The Broadway Vivat Vivat Regina Broadway Play Original IBDB www ibdb com External links edit Vivat Vivat Regina at the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vivat Vivat Regina amp oldid 1168038950, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
