The Last WifeUS Premiere by Kate Hennig at TimeLine Theatre Company
September 21-December 18, 2016 Directed by multiple Jeff Award winning director, Nick Bowling Also with Steve Pickering, Anji White Caroline played the role of Bess (Young Queeen Elizabeth) in this US Premiere of Canadian playwright Kate Hennig's fearless and feminist drama. The play is a contemporary retelling of the compelling relationship between Katherine Parr and Henry VIII. The Last Wife is a funny, powerful, examination of patriarchy, sexual politics and women's rights that was three times extended at Stratford Festival where it made its World Premiere in 2015. |
“Caroline Heffernan as Bess was nothing short of luminous”
Chicago on the Aisle, Lawrence B. Johnson
“The lovely Caroline Heffernan”
Around the Town Chicago, Alan Bresloff
"The two youngest actors, however, are both a revelation. Both Sergelen and Heffernan are warm, smart and self-possessed"
Nancy Bishop, Third Coast Review
Chicago on the Aisle, Lawrence B. Johnson
“The lovely Caroline Heffernan”
Around the Town Chicago, Alan Bresloff
"The two youngest actors, however, are both a revelation. Both Sergelen and Heffernan are warm, smart and self-possessed"
Nancy Bishop, Third Coast Review