The King of Navarre and three of his lords form a little 'academe' in which they vow to study for three years, renouncing
the company of women. But the Princess of France and three of her ladies arrive on a diplomatic mission, throwing the plan
into chaos as soon as the vows are made. The men from Navarre trump each other in a scene in which they are overheard reading
aloud their bad love poems. The ladies then comprehensively outwit the men in a scene involving Russian disguise. A comic
sub-plot concerns an extravagantly spoken Spaniard, his clever page, a country clown and a pregnant dairymaid, with contributions
from a curate and a pedantic schoolmaster, culminating in a pageant of classical and biblical heroes, 'The Nine Worthies'.
Halfway through this show, Marcade arrives with news of the death of the princess' father. The mood turns sombre and the ladies
give the men the task of performing a year's ascetic penance or community service before they will marry them.
Production Dates
Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 7:15pm Friday, October 3, 2008 - 7:15pm Saturday, October 4, 2008 - 7:15pm Monday,
October 6, 2008 - 7:15pm Tuesday, October 7, 2008
- 7:15pm Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 7pm Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 7:15pm Friday, October 10, 2008 - 7:15pm Saturday,
October 11, 2008 - 1pm Saturday, October 11, 2008
- 7:15pm Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 7:15pm Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 7:15pm Friday, October 17, 2008 - 7:15pm Saturday,
October 18, 2008 - 1pm Monday, October 20, 2008 -
7:15pm Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 1pm Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 7:15pm Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 7:15pm Friday,
October 31, 2008 - 7:15pm Saturday, November 1, 2008
- 1pm Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 7:15pm Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 1pm Monday, November 10, 2008 - 7:15pm Friday,
November 14, 2008 - 7:15pm Saturday, November 15,
2008 - 1pm
