page_title: Cultural depictions of Mary, Queen of Scots
section_title: 20th and 21st centuries
hierarchical_section_title: Cultural depictions of Mary, Queen of Scots / Theatre / 20th and 21st centuries
caption_attribution_description: Portrait photograph of Clare Eames in the Broadway production of John Drinkwater's Mary Stuart
context_page_description: Mary, Queen of Scots, has inspired artistic and cultural works for more than four centuries. The following lists cover various media, enduring works of high art, and recent representations in popular culture. The entries represent portrayals that a reader has a reasonable chance of encountering rather than a complete catalogue.
context_section_description: Mary of Scotland by Maxwell Anderson was a Broadway success in 1933.
  British playwright John Drinkwater wrote the one-act play Mary Stuart, produced on Broadway in 1921.
  Maxwell Anderson's play Mary of Scotland was produced on Broadway in 1933, starring Helen Hayes.
  The Scottish playwright Robert McLellan depicted the events of Mary's downfall, focussing on the months between March 1566 and June 1567, in his five-act play Mary Stewart (1951), first produced in Glasgow by the Citizens Theatre.
  Sarah Miles portrayed Mary Queen of Scots on Broadway and the West End in the play Vivat! Vivat Regina! (1971) written by her husband Robert Bolt
  Martha Graham choreographed and directed the modern dance titled "Episodes" (1985) that premiered at Lincoln Center, New York, the dance featured Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I resolving their dynastic issues over a game of tennis.
  The Scottish playwright Liz Lochhead explored the relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart in her play Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off.
  Mary's imprisonment and trial are the subject of the play (in verse) The Lifeblood by poet Glyn Maxwell.
  Maria Stuart – Königin der Schotten (Waldau Theater Bremen)
  The events of Mary's execution are referenced in playwright Peter Shaffer's play Lettice and Lovage.
caption: Clare Eames in the Broadway production of John Drinkwater's Mary Stuart (1921)
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