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'The Second Best Bed'

Written by Avril Rowlands, starring Liz Grand, directed by Chris Jaeger

Theatre

Thurs 26 March, 7:30pm

Production Company: On A Role

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When Shakespeare died, he famously left his wife Anne only one thing – the second best bed. This superb one-woman play, full of both humour and pathos, has received great critical acclaim since its premier at the Swan Theatre Worcester in 2012. 

 Liz Grand stars as Anne Hathaway on the night of Shakespeare’s funeral. The wake has finished, the mourners have all gone home, leaving Anne to remember her life with the most talented playwright the world has ever seen. Or was he? Did he write the plays? His widow would know if anybody did. Wouldn’t she? She would!

Liz Grand as Anne is magnificent. The eighty minutes of performance time never dragged and much of that comes down to Grand’s compelling performance.

International Shakespeare Review

Dressed in black, Mrs. Shakespeare mourns the death of ‘our bright star’. But this was neither an ordinary soliloquy nor an ordinary widow. Buxom and bawdy, she displayed a passionate feat of character (and memory) as she wove a cunning plot-line of one of the greatest literary mysteries that left the audience spellbound.

Cheddar Arts Review

Lifts the lid on a Tudor can of worms...a showcase for the towering acting skills of Liz Grand.

Worcester News