{"id":18293,"date":"2020-02-03T14:13:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T13:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=18293"},"modified":"2020-02-03T14:13:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T13:13:32","slug":"i-elizabeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2020\/02\/i-elizabeth\/","title":{"rendered":"I, Elizabeth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Theatre lovers are in for a treat this month when I, Elizabeth, a stunning performance from Dyad Productions, the award-winning creators of <em>Orlando, Jane Eye <\/em>and <em>Christmas Gothic<\/em> comes to Space Theatre, SERC, Bangor on Tuesday 25 February. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/press-942x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18294\" width=\"471\" height=\"512\"\/><figcaption>  <strong>Rebecca Vaughan as Elizabeth I, in the stunning \u2018I, Elizabeth\u2019 by Dyad Productions which will be performed at Space Theatre, SERC, Bangor on Tuesday 25 February at 8pm.<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Elizabeth\nI: Queen at 25, political phoenix and famously unmarried, she was the most\neducated woman of her Age \u2013 but who was he woman beneath the crown?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using\nonly Elizabeth\u2019s words \u2013 adapted from letters, speeches and writings \u2013 I\nElizabeth illuminates a fascinating moment of decision in the young monarch\u2019s\nreign. Defying the establishment by choosing to lead her country alone, Elizabeth\nforsakes her own dreams and desires in order to steer England towards national\nand spiritual security. I, Elizabeth explores the struggle to reconcile the\ndesires of womanhood with the duties of sovereignty to expose the royal heart\nof an iconic historical figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I\nElizabeth<\/em>, is written and performed by Rebecca Vaughan\n(writer\/performer: <em>Female Gothic,<\/em> <em>Christmas Gothic,<\/em> <em>Austen\u2019s\nWomen<\/em>, performer: Orlando, Jane Eyre, Dalloway, <em>The Diaries of Adam and\nEve)<\/em> and directed by Guy Masterson (<em>Austen\u2019s Women, Female Gothic,\nOliver <\/em>Award-Winning director<em> of Morecambe).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2018Riveting\u2026\na breath-taking creation.\u2019<\/em> <strong>(Edinburgh Evening News)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2018A\ntruly breath-taking experience.\u2019<\/em> <strong>(Fringe Review)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2018A\nperformance worthy of an Academy Award.\u2019<\/em> <strong>(The Carrick)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I Elizabeth<\/em>, Space\nTheatre, SERC, Bangor, Tuesday 25 February, 8pm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets cost \u00a312 and are on sale\nnow at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/ardsandnorthdown\">https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/ardsandnorthdown<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets can also be purchased from\nNorth Down Museum, Ards Arts Centre or any of Ards and North Down Borough\nCouncil\u2019s Visitor Information Centres.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theatre lovers are in for a treat this month when I, Elizabeth, a stunning performance from Dyad Productions, the award-winning creators of Orlando, Jane Eye and Christmas Gothic comes to Space Theatre, SERC, Bangor on Tuesday 25 February. Elizabeth I: Queen at 25, political phoenix and famously unmarried, she was the most educated woman of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2020\/02\/i-elizabeth\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18293"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18295,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18293\/revisions\/18295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}