Elizabeth Rex
Drama
Director
Barbara Willis Sweete
Writers
Timothy Findley, Kate Melville, Barbara Willis Sweete
Stars
Diane D'Aquila, Brent Carver, Peter Hutt
Release Date
May 6, 2004
Language
English
Country
Canada
🏆 4
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
💬 1
Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
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Diane D'Aquila
as Queen Elizabeth
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Brent Carver
as Ned Lowenscroft
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Peter Hutt
as Will Shakespeare
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Scott Wentworth
as Jack Edmund
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Bernard Hopkins
as Lord Cecil
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Joyce Campion
as Kate Tardell
Keith Dinicol
as Percy Gower
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Paul Dunn
as Harry
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Florence MacGregor
as Lady Mary Stanley
Evan Buliung
as Matt
🎬 Technical Specs
Color
Color
Production
Rhombus Media
🏷️ Keywords
queen of englandqueen elizabeth i
🎯 Categories
Drama
⭐ Featured Review
A well-engineered, engrossing and atmospheric take on Elizabeth I's conflict between being a woman, and being a Sovereign.
"The story takes place on the night before the dawn execution for treason of Robert, Earl of Essex. Shakespeare and his company of actors are at court, under curfew in a barn, with the Queen through her restless night as she struggles with the decision she has made to behead her beloved "Robin". On the sixteenth century stage the parts of women were played by men; the only woman in the company is the seamstress who makes and repairs the costumes. The Queen is intrigued by the nature of the men that play these roles, and whether their 'essence' is truly that of a man, or of ..."
📖 Synopsis
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