About the Play:

Anne of the Thousand Days is a full-length romantic drama by Maxwell Anderson. King Henry VIII looks over his relationship with and marriage to Anne Boleyn as he decides whether or not to execute her, in Maxwell Anderson's play.

Anne of the Thousand Days chronicles the headstrong King Henry VIII’s pursuit of the bewitching young Anne Boleyn. The affair betrays his Queen and tears apart his country. Intimate details come to light as Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII separately relive the memories of the one thousand days of their tempestuous relationship. Watch as their tragic love story slowly unfolds against the well-known historical background of the court of Henry and abruptly comes to an end. A grand drama of love, deceit and murder, Anne of the Thousand Days explores the loss of innocence in so many ways.

Anne of the Thousand Days premiered in 1948 on Broadway at Sam S. Shubert Theatre and was an outstanding success. It remains a popular choice for high school and community theatre productions. A single setting with lights and a half-dozen articles of furniture are all that the play requires..

Cast: 5 women, 11 men (several extras, many can be doubled)

About the Playwright:

Maxwell Anderson (1888- 1956) was an award-winning American playwright and screenwriter. Best known for his Hollywood screen adaptations of his own plays including Key Largo, and Mary of Scotland, he was the most successful playwright of his time and most of his plays, including Mary of Scotland, enjoyed long runs on Broadway. Both Your Houses won the Pulitzer Prize and Winterset and Mary of Scotland won coveted Drama League Awards.