Power (play)

Power (play)

"Power" is a play by the British playwright Nick Dear. 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.

The play is essentially a drama, but also contains a great deal of comedy and innuendo.

"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. "Power" was premiered in the Finnish National Theatre 6th September 2006.


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