There has been much conjecture over the centuries as to the true nature of Edward II’s relationship with Piers Gaveston; were they friends, committed partners, or something in between?

The story relates the disastrous reign of Edward II, whose lavishing of gifts and political power on his low-born lifelong companion Gaveston drove a wedge between the king and the nobles on whom ...

And he’s taken the bold decision to do so not in one of the major roles by the company’s house writer, but in one of Will’s contemporaries’ lesser-performed plays, Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II. A ...