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Pre-sale tickets are $20 and tickets at the door are $25. The show begins at 7:30PM and ends at 9:45PM with a fifteen minute intermission. Relax in comfort and enjoy this theatrical interpretation of The CRAIC’s iconic song, “The Shee an Gannon.” Witness the birth of a whole new approach to Renaissance Theatre. (Royal jewelry tends to almost always come with a genealogy: Camilla’s diamond. Dress the part if you wish and make memories with your family and friends. Catherine, the Princess of Wales, wore a gown designed by Alexander McQueen for the coronation. More than a concert, more than a musical, this is A Neo-Renaissance Theatrical Experience that’s not to be missed!Ĭome and be a part of this unique event. In the first biography in decades, Elisabeth Basford offers a fresh appraisal of Mary’s full and fascinating life.What would it look and sound like if Shakespeare put on a rock concert? You can find out on Saturday, July 16 at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers! Heavy Medieval band The CRAIC Show will present something completely new: The Princess, the Beast & the Shee an Gannon. As the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, she would live to see not only two of her brothers ascend the throne but also her niece Queen Elizabeth II.įrom her dedication to the war effort, to her role as the family peacemaker during the Abdication Crisis, Mary was the princess who redefined the title for the modern age. Princess Mary was born in 1897.ĭespite her Victorian beginnings, she strove to make a princess’s life meaningful, using her position to help those less fortunate and defying gender conventions in the process. During the First World War she came into her own, launching an appeal to furnish every British troop and sailor with a Christmas gift, and training as a nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital. She was one of the hardest-working members of the royal family, known for her no-nonsense approach and her determination in the face of adversity. But before them was another who paved the way. Princess Diana is seen as the first member of the British royal family to tear up the rulebook, and the Duchess of Cambridge is modernising the monarchy in strides. She has long deserved a full study and in Elisabeth Basford, she has found a dedicated and sympathetic biographer, who has done her full justice’ - Hugo Vickers. ’At last a biography of Princess Mary, the Queen’s aunt - and a good one.

Not Just a Princess by Mary Lee