The King Of The Chough
Dougie Blaxland
Genre: Drama
Cast size: 5
Duration: Two Act
Dougie Blaxland | Drama | Full-length | 3m, 2f
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A new play "celebrating the magic and mystery of Cornwall's legendary heritage'"
The King of the Choughs was commissioned by Trebiggan Productions and staged at the Minack Theatre in 2015. The drama is set on 11th August 1999 as two young couples are making their way on foot towards the Cornish coast to witness the solar eclipse. They are heading towards Tintagel Castle - a place full of history including legendary associations with King Arthur - when fog encircles them. Lost and disconsolate they meet a strange man who proceeds to tell them of sinister events that cast a shadow across the landl hundreds of years before.
As his story begins the drama moves back in time to the kingdom of Cornwall in the 6th Century; Bledrig, although heir to the throne, murders his aged father King Custennin and embarks on a reign of tyranny that includes eradicating the mystical Cornish Chough from the Kingdom, spreading sorrow and darkness throughout the county. As the storyteller’s narrative moves on to how the forces for Good triumphed over Evil, we return to the day of the eclipse, the fog lifts and the young couples are able to witness one of the great wonders of nature.
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