Henry VIII’s court is a stage for love and treachery, where the weapons of choice are sex, marriage, and the executioner’s axe. As Henry’s mistress, Mary Boleyn is a pawn in her family’s lust for power. Queen Katherine of Aragon hasn’t produced a male heir, and Mary’s ruthless uncle scents the chance of putting his niece on the throne. But Henry’s wandering eye has fallen on another: Mary’s headstrong sister, Anne, whose ambition not only threatens to destroy her bond with Mary and their brother George, but shakes the foundation of Church and State. Can Mary take charge of her own fate?
The cast includes Alex Kingston (Doctor Who, The Tempest RSC) as Lady Elizabeth, Freya Mavor (Industry, Skins) as Anne Boleyn, Lucy Phelps (Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare’s Globe, Measure for Measure RSC) as Mary Boleyn and Andrew Woodall (South Downs/The Browning Version, Fracked! CFT) as the Duke of Norfolk.

13. Rosalind Lailey (Jane Seymour) in rehearsal for CFT’s The Other Boleyn Girl Photo Stephen Cummiskey IMG_6104.jpg
Opening the season Photo: Stephen Cummiskey

14. Freya Mavor, Ayse Tashkiran, Lucy Bailey in rehearsal for CFT’s The Other Boleyn Girl Photo Stephen Cummiskey PR8A4069.jpg
Opening the season Photo: Stephen Cummiskey

15. Freya Mavor & Osa Audu in rehearsal for CFT’s The Other Boleyn Girl Photo Stephen Cummiskey IMG_6372.jpg
Opening the season Photo: Stephen Cummiskey

16. Alex Kingston (Lady Elizabeth Boleyn) in rehearsal for CFT’s The Other Boleyn Girl Photo Stephen Cummiskey IMG_6440.jpg
Opening the season Photo: Stephen Cummiskey