Before finally succumbing to the inevitable, while lying on her deathbed and not sleeping for 11 days, Queen Elizabeth I was feeling a little loopy. The monarch resists sleep out of fear that she will never wake up and, as a result, spends her last day on Earth plagued by delusions that Shakespeare has used events from her life in his plays. In a performance that draws upon 16th century commedia dell’arte, Elizabeth: Almost by Chance a Woman is a tale of authority, womanhood and messy politics. The season runs from May 26 to June 24 at Brisbane Powerhouse.
