Five Eleven

The 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot fell on 5 November 2005.  Kate Glover's play chronicles the events, and poses questions to which we still seek answers four centuries later.  

• Religious divisions: persecution of the adherents of the old Faith

• Roman Catholic Priests hunted down and killed

• New King promises greater toleration

• Promises broken; persecution returns

• Disappointed and angry young men plot overthrow of government

• Plot betrayed; conspirators tortured and executed

• Persecution of Roman Catholic minority sharpens

Reviews

Kate Glover's lively retelling of the Gunpowder Plot.....laudable commitment to historical authenticity.....nice performances.  Time Out

Kate Glover’s dramatisation of the events leading up to the 1605 Gunpowder Plot is most successful in evoking the discomfort and frustrations out of which the conspiracy rose.  The Stage

Performances from an adaptable cast are strong and convincing...good theatre and a well-researched piece of history.  Whatsonstage.com