''Edward The King'' is a 2008 two-act play by American playwright

David Brendan Hopes David Brendan Hopes (born 1950 in Akron, Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most pop ...

. The play is an adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's play ''

Edward II Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir apparent to t ...

'', which in turn is a dramatization of the real-life story of Edward II of England.

Overview

Beset by the duties of his birth and dominated by a heroic father, Edward looks forward to a life of apparent conformity and desperate subterfuge, until he meets Piers Gaveston in a dirty alley. It is love and rebellion at first sight. From then on, Edward steers a perilous course between desire and safety, which does not entirely end even when he becomes king, and faces not only the usual enemies of unconventional love, but his queen and her lover as well. Edward the King neatly straddles the 14th and 21st centuries, which manage to appear almost equally violent and inhospitable to love.

Sources

''Edward The King'' on The Playwrights Database
{{Edward II Plays based on other plays Plays based on real people Adaptations of works by Christopher Marlowe Cultural depictions of Edward II of England 2008 plays Plays set in the 14th century Biographical plays about English royalty Works about kings