(Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, 7/29.)
As you might expect, Howard Brenton's new play about Anne Boleyn is no mere picturesque romp on the lines of TV's The Tudors. In fact, it's a radically revisionist work that argues that Anne was more Protestant martyr than sexual predator. It both challenges received wisdom and bulges with theatrical vitality.
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