Step into the private world of two of history’s most formidable monarchs in The Thistle and the Rose, a gripping exploration of the extraordinary relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots.

This production traces twenty-seven years of history through the very letters exchanged between the two queens, beginning with Mary’s first message as she prepared to sail from France to claim her Scottish throne. These intimate writings reveal an early, poignant desire to live "like sisters," yet they also document the encroaching shadows of political struggle, the men who complicated their lives, and the pervasive atmosphere of deception.