Globe, LondonGina McKee is a brave, bloody-minded queen of the Iceni in Tristan Bernays's vigorous and earthy playOutside the House of Commons stands one of the few London statues of a woman. Thomas Thornycroft's 1902 bronze shows Boudica (always Boadicea to me), rampaging in her chariot with her two daughters. It's one of many versions of the queen of the Iceni. She has been embraced as an imperial heroine and a fig…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM on September 17, 2017