Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off & Dracula
by Liz Lochhead

Name: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off & Dracula
Brand: Liz Lochhead
SKU: 9780140482201
Rating: 3.68 (135 reviews)

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Highlights

British Drama

What readers are saying

Readers find the plays intriguing but challenging to read in text form without visual performance. The mixture of languages, particularly in 'Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off', adds to its complexity and allure, while some express difficulty due to the dialect. There is a general appreciation for the thematic depth explored in both plays, though some found the structure disjointed.

Intriguing mixture of languagesThematic depth exploredEngaging historical perspectiveComplex dialects make reading difficultDisjointed structure in storytelling

Synopsis

This was a huge success at the 1987 Edinburgh Festival, subsequently performed elsewhere in Britain and in Europe.

Written in Lallan Scots, it is a most exciting piece of poetic drama.

ThemesDrama English Irish Scottish Welsh

Publication

PublisherPenguin

Year1989

BindingPaperback

Edition1st Edition.

Pages160

PlaceLondon, England

LanguageEnglish

ISBN-139780140482201

ISBN-100140482202

LCCNgb89005766

Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off & Dracula is a British drama play written by Liz Lochhead and published by Penguin in London, England (1989).