Southbank Theatre Company Presents: The Lion in Winter

Activities are made possible in part by Nickel Plate Arts and the Indiana Arts Commission, which receives support from the State of Indiana and the National Endowment for the Arts. “The Lion in Winter” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com Southbank would like to thank their sponsors: 4621 Creative Solutions, Indy Ghost Light Photography, and the Indy Arts Council

Sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons – The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman, is a modern-day classic. Comedic in tone, and dramatic in action – the play tells the story of the Plantagenet family, who are locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. The queen, and wealthiest woman in the world, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has been kept in prison since raising an army against her husband, King Henry II. Let out only for holidays, Eleanor says, “Every family has its ups and downs,” and this royal family is no exception. The play centers around the inner conflicts of the royal family as they fight over both a kingdom and King Henry’s paramour during the Christmas of 1183.