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Lancelot in Lyonesse
Author: Tim Porter. Play,1984
In two hours, we experience the Quest for the Grail, the treachery of Mordred, the downfall of lovely Guinevere and the adventures of that less-than-perfect knight Sir Lancelot, who always tries to do the right thing but finds that life is never that simple. Dumb witness to these great events stands King Arthur, powerless to prevent the inevitable catastrophe. Yet despite the sombre story, we tell it in a torrent of rhyming couplets as outrageous as any pantomime; and as so often, comedy heightens pathos.
Character list
Morgan le Fay
King Arthur
Guinevere
Lancelot
Elaine
King Pelles
King Leodogrance
Galahad
Mordred
Gawain
Orchestra
1 viola
1 cello
1 percussion