What was you inspiration for writing DArtagnans Daughter?
In 1999, I adapted “The Man in the Iron Mask” for The Company, and we always said that we’d have to do a follow up. I also saw a French film called “La Fille de D’Artagnan”, which suggested that D’Artagnan had a daughter just as impetuous and brilliant at sword fighting as he was, and the two sort of came together. I have to say that I was also nagged mercilessly by members of the Company who wanted another swashbuckler. We love to claim that we do drama for the sake of Great Art, but sooner or later every actor really wants to appear at the top of a flight of stairs, draw a sword and exclaim “Aha!” Plus I love writing comedy and I wanted to do something that had the feel of films like “Pirates of the Caribbean”. The play is set in the late seventeenth century. As a history teacher have you included actual historical context and real characters from history? Umm. Yes. Sort of. This is where I get really embarrassed. As a history teacher I really ought to include accurate historical det
