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Cover
HB
Size
275x240mm
Length
40
Pub Date
Apr 3, 2025
ISBN
9781915659491
Age6+
The Boy Who Became Queen
The Story of a Young Actor in Shakespeare's London
Written and Illustrated by Christina Balit
At a time when boy actors played female roles, a street orphan becomes a Globe Theatre star in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
Jack is an orphan earning a few pennies as a street singer. Snatched up by a greedy chorus master, he sings before Queen Elizabeth I, where his beautiful voice attracts William Shakespeare. At the Globe Theatre Jack learns all the arts of staging and performing. And when the great playwright needs a special boy to play Queen Titania in his magical new play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, willJack be up to the challenge?
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