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W hen Will Shakespeare agreed to the marriage of his younger daughter, Judith, to Thomas Quiney in 1616, he could
not have foreseen the scandal which would result. When the match was agreed, Thomas’s servant, Margaret Wheeler, confessed
to him that she was pregnant with his child. Thomas decided to tell Judith so that she could call off the wedding. Judith,
however, had no such intention. She was determined to marry come what may. But Margaret died with her baby at its birth and
Thomas was summoned to the Church Court for carnal copulation, Thomas decided to plead guilty. But events took an unexpected
dramatic turn.
Soho Theatre reader
‘Very traditional play, but incredibly absorbing and entertaining and very well written. Judith and Thomas are wonderful and compelling leads.'
‘Stagecoach!' reader review
‘The Quiney Affair is a highly accomplished work - its structure is virtually faultless. he piece provides three substantial roles for women which are much more challenging and contradictory than those typically
found in modern stage drama.’
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