Elizabeth Rex
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Elizabeth Rex is a play by Timothy Findley.
One of the play's central themes is challenging notions of gender; the primary dramatic focus is the interaction between Elizabeth I of England, the queen often said to have ruled like a man, with Ned Lowenscroft, a Shakespearean actor who specializes in playing women's roles. In one of the play's central lines, Elizabeth says to the actor, "if you will teach me how to be a woman, I will teach you how to be a man."
The play premiered at the Stratford Festival of Canada in 2000, starring Diane D'Aquila and Brent Carver. It also won the 2000 Governor General's Award for English language drama.
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