Kuningatarleikit
Year of writing:
2012
Female: 2, male: 1
A politician accused of lying. A mother suspected of murder. A professional skier charged with doping. For one reason or another, three women find themselves under severe public scrutiny. But are they even women anymore? If a woman wants to get somewhere in this world, must she unsex herself and screw her courage to the sticking-place, as Shakespeare put it?
Antti Mikkola’s keenly observed, incisive script is inspired by true stories but expands into a multifaceted work blending past with present. Playing the Queen is a gripping, fast-paced and subtly comic play about the maelstrom of power, gender and public image.
The play has been translated into English and Spanish.
