The School of Night (play)
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The School of Night is a play by Peter Whelan. It was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon on 4 November 1992.
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The School of Night | |
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Written by | Peter Whelan |
Date premiered | 1992 |
Place premiered | The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon |
Original language | English |
Subject | Christopher Marlowe and his friends flirt with blasphemy |
Genre | Period piece; |
Setting | Sixteenth century: Scadbury Park and London, England |
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The play takes place between the Summer of 1592 and Spring 1593. It concerns the life of Christopher Marlowe and the mystery surrounding his untimely death during a brawl in Deptford, set against a backdrop of a politically and religiously divided England where the state and its spies watch those who may be accused of sedition, treason and blasphemy.