The Telling
I, Spie
John Dowland and the Secret Service

Supported by a grant from Continuo Foundation
Centred around an extraordinary letter written by Renaissance composer/lutenist John Dowland to spymaster Sir Robert Cecil in 1595, this spell-binding concertplay (where music and theatre collide) by award-winning writer Clare Norburn and BAFTA-nominated director Nicholas Renton imagines what might have happened next.
I, Spie tells the story of how John Dowland manages to foil an Italian plot on the life of Queen Elizabeth I and his ensuing grisly dealings with the Secret Service. Think Blackadder meets Spooks with music by Dowland, his contemporaries and Elizabethan tavern, street and courtly masque music.
Fri 21 June 2024
Bunyan Meeting Church, Bedford
7:30pm
£5 - £20
Full Event Details
John Dowland and his grisly dealings with the Elizabethan Secret Service with music by Dowland, his contemporaries and tavern, street & courtly music.
Centred around an extraordinary letter written by Renaissance composer/lutenist John Dowland to spymaster Sir Robert Cecil in 1595, this spell-binding concertplay (where music and theatre collide) by award-winning writer Clare Norburn and BAFTA-nominated director Nicholas Renton imagines what might have happened next.
I, Spie tells the story of how John Dowland manages to foil an Italian plot on the life of Queen Elizabeth I and his ensuing grisly dealings with the Secret Service. Think Blackadder meets Spooks with music by Dowland, his contemporaries and Elizabethan tavern, street and courtly masque music.
Venue Details & Map
Location
Bunyan Meeting Church, Bedford
Mill Street, Bedford, MK40 3EU, United Kingdom
Previous performances
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Sun 9 June 2024
Raleigh Road United Church Hall, Richmond
7:30pm
£5 - £20
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Tue 11 June 2024
St. Augustine's Arts & Events Centre, Brighton
7:30pm
£5 - £24
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Wed 12 June 2024
The Coro, Ulverston
7:30pm
£6 - £19
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Thu 13 June 2024
Websters Theatre, Glasgow
7:30pm
£7 - £22
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Fri 14 June 2024
Ryan Centre, Stranraer
7:30pm
£14
Stranraer Music For All
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Sat 15 June 2024
The Gregson Community & Arts Centre, Lancaster
7:30pm
£5 - £20
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Sun 16 June 2024
Church House, Glan Conwy
7:30pm
£5 - £20
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Tue 18 June 2024
Stratford Play House
7:30pm
£22 - £24
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Wed 19 June 2024
Quarterhouse, Folkestone
7:30pm
£5 - £20
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Thu 20 June 2024
Wimpole Road Methodist Church Hall, Colchester
7:30pm
£5 - £20
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Sat 22 June 2024
St Edward's Church, Cardiff
7:30pm
£5 - £20
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Sun 23 June 2024
Ullet Road Church Hall, Liverpool
5:00pm
£5 - £20