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Theatre @ York presents Francis Beaumont’s The Knight of the Burning Pestle directed by Timothy Askew

Thursday, January 10, 2013 − Theatre @ York presents a sparkling new adaptation of The Knight of the Burning Pestle, a hilarious parody by 17th century playwright Francis Beaumont, re-imagined for contemporary audiences by director Timothy Askew (right). Lavish period costumes, romance, treachery and sword-fighting lay siege to York University’s Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre […]