The monarch was sympathetically depicted by dramatists and at a 1999 production of Oklahoma! her eyes lit up when she recalled her own theatrical outings "I've never been fond of the theatre." So says Q (an older Queen Elizabeth II) in Moira Buffini's Handbagged. Two things strike me about that statement: we have no idea if it is true and, if it is, the sentiment is certainly not reciprocated. Looking back at theatre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AM on September 9, 2022