The Lion in Winter
- When:
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November 30 : 7:30 p.m.
December 30 : 7:30 p.m.
Sundays : 2:30 p.m. (ends December 20)
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 7:30 p.m. (ends December 20)
- Price:
- $26 adults, $24 students and seniors
- Event Phone Number:
- 407-297-8788
- Neighborhood: Downtown Orlando
- 105 S. Magnolia Ave.
- Orlando, FL 32801
- 407-297-8788
Some family Christmases are crazier than others, especially when the succession to the throne of England is in the balance. James Goldman’s ‘historical comedy’ takes place in 1187, but is as timely as today. Winner of 3 Tonys and 7 Academy Awards.
The Lion in Winter occurs during Christmas 1183 at Henry Plantagenet's château and primary residence in Chinon, Anjou, within the Angevin Empire of medieval France. The play opens with the arrival of his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine from prison; the story immediately centres on the personality conflicts and shifting alliances among the estranged couple and their adult sons and heirs to the throne: Prince Richard the Lionheart, Prince Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany, and Prince John.
Also in the château, pursuing their own intrigues with the royal family are King Philip II of France, the son of the late King Louis VII of France and Philip II's half-sister Alais, a daughter of Louis VII.
The Basics
- Theater Genre:
- Comedy, Drama, and Play
