Eep. This is so awesome.

[angevin2]

From Cary's History of Edward II -- Dr. V read this bit for us in class today, and I find it hugely fascinating. On the murder of the King:

The historians of these times differ both in the time, place, and manner of his death; yet all agree that he was foully and inhumanely murdered, yet so, that there was no visible or apparent sign which way '

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The Globe's staging of the murder of Edward

[anonymous]

Lightbourn was played by John McEnery and he played him as a very cold efficient man, dressed all in black like a puritan, looking almost as a "civil servant", with a black bag and a pair of black gloves which he pulled on fastidiously as he approached Edward's cell

Re: The Globe's staging of the murder of Edward

[angevin2]

Eep. That sounds spectacularly creepy. *shudders*

Thanks for the info. And yeah, it totally does give me a picture -- I can even recall that sense of mass audience horror, having experienced it in other productions...

Re: The Globe's staging of the murder of Edward

[anonymous]

I must have stewarded about 20 perfs of Edward and couldn't ever watch the murder (apart from a couple of times towards the end of the run!) Everyone (including the company) used to tease me "Have you actually seen that bit, Claire?"

Regards, Claire