A 6TH CENTURY ARTHURIAN DRAMA SET IN DEVON AND CORNWALL, EXPLORING EARLIER LEGENDS, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF MORDRED, KING ARTHUR'S ILLEGITIMATE SON.
I am what you forced me to become!" snarls Mordred. King Arthur has ruled Dumnonia, the South-west peninsula of Britain, after being chosen as the Pendragon, after his defeat of the Saxon sea-wolves, at the Battle of Badon Hill, at the age of sixteen. His elder sister, once the Arch-druidess of Dumnonia; Morgan, consumed with jealousy, plots against the Throne, and is banished from Dumnonia after the deaths of Arthur's first wife Anna, and his baby son. Many years later, a young nobleman is found, poisoned, on Dartmoor. Brought to the fort town Isca, by Arthur's warriors, he is revealed to be Mordred, illegitimate son of King Arthur and also the victim of plots by Morgan. Father and son slowly come to trust one another, and eventually, Mordred, who is well liked by most of Arthur's followers, is chosen as Regent of Dumnonia, as Arthur battles a second Saxon invasion.
Unfortunately, not all of Arthur's enemies are on the battlefield....
Produced as a feature film in May & June 2016, this dramatic, action and drama-packed production, by the Torbay-based South Devon Players Theatre & Film Company, now moves to the stage.
Please be aware that this production does contain strong language and violent scenes.
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