On taking my seat in the Olivier for Edward II, I feared the worst. Two large screens, an exposed Brechtian set, a lone keyboard player. This didn’t bode well. But, the frankly risible pianist aside, ...

"I'll bandy with the barons and the earls, and either die or live with Gaveston." There has been much conjecture over the centuries as to the true nature of Edward II’s relationship with Piers ...

Steven Waddington plays the title character in “Edward II,” director Derek Jarman’s startling and singular radicalization of Christopher Marlowe. Just moments into Edward II (1991), his startling and ...

In 1593, Christopher Marlowe penned "Edward II," based on the life of Britain's only openly gay monarch. In 1991, legendary artist and director, Derek Jarman (Wittgenstein, Caravaggio) radically ...

Tamara Harvey took no heed and Edward II sees her RSC compadre, Daniel Evans (pictured below, kneeling centre), back on stage after 14 years and in the title role to boot. In Daniel Raggett’s stripped ...

Get a first look inside the rehearsal room of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s upcoming production of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II. Directed by Daniel Raggett, Edward II will be staged at the Swan ...

Twitter and computer games are go-to pastimes in the world of “E2,” Bob Bartlett’s contemporary reimagining of Christopher Marlowe’s “Edward II,” but the king and his court have kept up their fencing ...

There have been some infamous kings throughout history, but I guarantee that no ruler caused as much balls-to-the-wall drama as King Edward II. This problem child of the English throne grew into one ...

Bertolt Brecht's "Edward II" is a ramshackle play -- a mixture of political treatise, costume drama, and character study. It requires a director with a strong vision, one who will allow audiences to ...