Elizabeth I of England is threatened by the survival of her Catholic cousin, Mary Stuart. Wrestling with her own conscience, the Queen agonizes over Mary's fate, amidst fears for her own life. Translated by Peter Oswald.An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:Sheelagh Cullen as Hanna Kennedy, Mary's NurseKenneth Danziger as Amias Paulet, Knight and Guardian of MarySeamus Dever as Mortimer, Paulet's NephewJill Gascoine as Elizabeth, Queen of EnglandMatt Gaydos as O'Kelly, Page and Officer of the GuardMartin Jarvis as Lord Burleigh, Lord High TreasurerAlex Kingston as Mary Stuart, Queen of ScotlandChristopher Neame as William Davison, Count BellievreAlan Shearman as Melvil, Count AubespineW. Morgan Sheppard as George Talbot, Earl of ShrewsburySimon Templeman as Robert Dudley, Earl of LeicesterIncludes an interview with Jane Dunn, author of Elizabeth& Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens.Directed by Rosalind Ayres. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in December of 2006.Court intrigue has never been more gripping than in Friedrich von Schiller's "acute study in the art of double-dealing politics." - The New York Times