Serving Elizabeth begins in Kenya in 1952, during the fateful royal visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. Mercy, a restaurant owner, is approached to cook for the royal couple. Though she could use the money, she is a staunch anti-monarchist. She vows to stick to her principles, but her daughter, Faith, keeps trying to convince her to take the job. In London in 2015, in the production offices of a series about Queen Elizabeth, a Kenyan-Canadian film student, Tia, serves as an intern on the project. It's a perfect fit for her as she has been a fan of princesses her whole life. But when she reads the Kenya episode, she starts to understand that fairy tales and real life are very different things. Serving Elizabeth is a funny, fresh, and topical play about colonialism, monarchy, and who is serving whom -- or what.
- 136 pages
- English
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Serving Elizabeth
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- About the Author
- Playwright’s Notes
- Foreword
- Production History
- Characters
- Act 1, Scene 1: An Opportunity
- Act 1, Scene 2: A Fan of Princesses
- Act 1, Scene 3: An Invitation for a Drive
- Act 1, Scene 4: A Script Is Delivered
- Act 1, Scene 5: The Princess Is Briefed
- Act 1, Scene 6: Tia the Writer
- Act 1, Scene 7: Mercy under Pressure
- Act 1, Scene 8: Casting
- Act 2, Scene 1: After the Funeral
- Act 2, Scene 2: Tia’s Awakening
- Act 2, Scene 3: Comportment Lessons
- Act 2, Scene 4: A Better Kiss
- Act 2, Scene 5: The Princess Arrives
- Act 2, Scene 6: Meeting Maurice
- Act 2, Scene 7: The World Changes
- Epilogue
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