Power is a play by the British playwright Nick Dear. Nick Dear has been writing plays for stage screen and radio for many years It is set in the court of King Louis XIV of France and explores the events and ideas that led him to take full control of government and become an absolute monarch. Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Absolute monarchy is a monarchical Form of government where the king and queen have absolute power over everything
The play is essentially a drama, but also contains a great deal of comedy and innuendo. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. An innuendo (also called insinuation) is a remark or question typically disparaging that works obliquely by Allusion.
Power was first performed by the Royal National Theatre at the Cottesloe Theatre on July 3, 2003, and the original cast was:
- Jean-Baptiste Colbert – Stephen Boxer
- Anne of Austria – Barbara Jefford
- Nicolas Fouquet – Robert Lindsay
- Louise de la Valliere – Hattie Morahan
- Louis XIV – Rupert Penry-Jones
- Philippe I, Duke of Orléans – Jonathan Slinger
- Henriette d'Angleterre – Geraldine Somerville
More recently, Power was performed by the Putney Arts Theatre Company at Putney Arts Theatre in February 2006, and the Lace Market Theatre in Nottingham between 17 and 22 July 2006. The Royal National Theatre, located on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The Royal National Theatre, located on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jean-Baptiste Colbert ( August 29, 1619 — September 6, 1683) served as the French minister of finance from 1665 to 1683 under Stephen Boxer (born 19 May 1948 is an English actor who has appeared in films on television and on stage and is currently best known for appearing in the BBC One daytime For the queen consort of Sigismund III of Poland see Anna of Austria (1573-1598 For the queen consort of Philip II of Spain see Anna of Austria Barbara Jefford OBE (born 26 July 1930, Plymstock, Devon, England) is a British Nicolas Fouquet marquis de Belle-Isle viscomte de Melun et Vaux ( January 27, 1615 – March 23, 1680) was the Superintendent of Finances Robert Lindsay (born 13 December 1949 is an award-winning English actor who is best known for his television work especially his roles in Citizen Smith Louise Françoise de La Baume Le Blanc de La Vallière ( August 6 1644 &ndash June 7 1710) was the mistress to Louis XIV of France Hattie Morahan (born 1979 is an award-winning English actress Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent Rupert Penry-Jones (born 22 September 1970 London) is an English Actor, best known for his role as Adam Carter in the British television Philippe I Duke of Orléans ( September 21, 1640 &ndash June 9, 1701) was the second son of Louis XIII of France and Anne Geraldine Margaret Agnew-Somerville (born 19 May 1967 is an Irish-born British actress best known for her role as Penhaligon in Cracker and as Harry's mum Lily Power was premiered in the Finnish National Theatre 6th September 2006. The Finnish National Theatre (Suomen Kansallisteatteri founded in 1872 in the city of Pori, is located in central Helsinki on the northern side of the Helsinki
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