Publisher's Synopsis
IN THIS PLAY, 11TH CENTURY ENGLAND IS A BLOODIED LAND, EMBATTLED & BESET BY HORDES OF INVADING DANES & DISPUTATIOUS NOBLES. KING ETHELRED IS DRAINED OF THE INITIATIVE HE NEEDS TO SAVE HIS THRONE & REPUTATION. THIS PRODUCTION CONVEYS THE FEAR & VIOLENCE OF A PERIOD WHEN LIVES WERE NASTY, BRUTISH & SHORT.