The Herbal Bed

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Event The Herbal Bed
Venue Maidment Theatre, Auckland CBD, New Zealand
First Date 26 February 1998
Last Date 29 March 1998
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Set early in 17th century Stratford-Upon-Avon, this play is based on some scraps of historical fact surrounding Shakespeare's elder daughter Susanna. A public slander by one John Lane concerning an alleged adultery by Susanna with a local haberdasher Rafe Smith brought a successful charge of defamation against Lane in the diocesan court of Worcester Cathedral.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Grant Bridger Actor Vicar-General Barnabas Goche
Ross Duncan Actor Dr John Hall
Emmeline Hawthorne Actor Hester Fletcher
Michael Lawrence Actor Rafe Smith
Paul Minifie Actor Bishop
Karl Urban Actor Jack Lane
Jennifer Ward-Lealand Actor Susanna Hall
Raymond Hawthorne Director
Peter Whelan Playwright
Tracy Grant Set Designer
Text Nationality England
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 190203