82%
(6 Ratings)
Positive
67%
Mixed
33%
Negative
0%
Members say
Great acting, Great staging, Gripping, Clever, Great writing

About the Show

Three women in Tudor England uncover dangerous truths as royal rumors mirror their own lives.

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Critic Reviews (10)

London Theatre
May 14th, 2025

"Anne Boleyn's fate is a strong catalyst for this colourfully anachronistic exploration of sexual politics"
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Time Out London
May 14th, 2025

“1536 is a droll and perceptive period piece that’s also a searing and unsettling contemporary feminist drama.”
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WhatsOnStage
May 14th, 2025

“This is an original and exciting debut, given an exceptional production by director Lyndsey Turner and an outstanding cast.”
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The London Evening Standard
May 14th, 2025

“It’s a bold, idiosyncratic and disturbingly funny work that slightly overplays its hand towards the end.”
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The Times (UK)
May 14th, 2025

“What you actually get is the kind of simplistic, feminist-lite drama about the evils of patriarchy that you normally encounter in a one-hour slot at the Edinburgh Fringe.”
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The Telegraph (UK)
May 14th, 2025

"extremely funny debut refreshes the tired story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn by filtering it through the perspective of three market village girls who look like Tudor peasants but speak like potty-mouthed Gen Zedders.”
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The Stage (UK)
May 14th, 2025

“The play’s greatest tragedy is the warping of their relationship by the patriarchal hierarchy in which they are forced to exist.”
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The Guardian (UK)
May 14th, 2025

"1536 is an effortlessly funny, bold and ballsy play"
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