The Moot Virginity of
Catherine of Aragon
A Verse Cycle for Actor & Instruments
The Moot Virginity of Catherine of Aragon
Created by Conor Mitchell
January / July / August 2017
“All this, all Europe, all undone? …and for what? A son?’”
Europe divides in two.
An act of teenage love could be the cause.
Catherine of Aragon’s first wedding night with Henry VIII’s brother, Arthur, comes into question in this no-nonsense music-theatre first.
Did they?
Didn’t they?
Belfast Ensemble blend live on-stage music with an award-winning performance and design team to create an immerse new work that imagines our perspective on one of history’s most misremembered women.
Performance Diary
2017
Lyric Theatre - Belfast
Sherman Theatre - Cardiff
Tête à Tête Festival - London
Reviews
“Craftily written and scored….
this is a finely tuned monologue, spoken in a scattershot sprechstimme style”
Bill Barclay - The Guardian
“Abigail McGibbon’s acting is breathtaking and absorbing…the sheer level of multi-sensory performance is exhilerating”
“spectacular piece of music theatre”
Alan Meban - Alan In Belfast
The Sprout
PERFORMERS
Catherine
Abigail McGibbon
Credits
Viola
Cello
Aoife Magee
Elias Rooney
STAGING
Director
Lights
Stage Manager
Conor Mitchell
Simon Bird
Mary Moulds
INSTRUMENTS
Credits
PERFORMERS
Catherine
Abigail McGibbon
INSTRUMENTS
Viola
Cello
Aoife Magee
Elias Rooney
STAGING
Director
Lights
Stage Manager
Conor Mitchell
Simon Bird
Mary Moulds
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