Alison Luff plays the British sensation Nell Gwynn in Jessica Swale’s comedy “Nell Gwynn,” at Folger Theatre through March 10. (Brittany Diliberto) Review by Peter Marks ...

If I was a producer, I would bring this Folger Theatre production of Nell Gwynn to Broadway. Why you may ask? First, it was a huge success in London. It was commissioned by London's Shakespeare ...

She's more interesting as one of the first women on the British stage than as a royal mistress in the Chicago Shakespeare Theater production.

If 17th-century Londoner Nell Gwynn is remembered today, it’s usually for the wrong reasons — as an orange seller who became mistress to England’s King Charles II.

Pretty, witty Nelly Gwynn was an unusual woman for her time. An accomplished, yet illiterate actress in 17th-century London, Nell rose from her dirt-poor childhood to become star of the stage to ...

Review: “Nell Gwynn” (2 stars) When: Through Nov. 4. Where: Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater, Navy Pier. Running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes. Tickets: $48-$88 at 312-595-5600 or www ...

‘Nell Gwynn’: Theater Review. Gugu Mbatha-Raw returns to the London stage after her film successes to play the original tart with heart, the orange-seller-turned-royal mistress, at the Globe.

It’s this moment of transition – both in Nell’s personal story and in the life of English theatre – that Jessica Swale seeks to capture in her 2014 play-with-songs, Nell Gwynn; and if the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue University Department of Theatre is pleased to present “Nell Gwynn” by Jessica Swale and directed by William W. Lewis. This production will be available virtually, ...

Things Unseen Theatre brings history to life in the play “Nell Gwynn,” showing Sept. 8-11 at the Church in the Middle of the Block (Cultural Resource Center), at 217 Fifth Ave., Altoona. The ...

Nell Gwynn by Jessica Swale follows the story of Nell’s journey from a brothel to the bed chamber of King Charles II. From orange seller at the Drury Lane theatre to main attraction on the stage ...