Mary Stuart

AP
What elevates this adaptation of Friedrich Schiller's venerable play to even greater heights are the thrilling performances of the actresses: Janet McTeer as Mary and Harriet Walter as Elizabeth. Credit director Phyllida Lloyd and adapter Peter Oswald, who have created a taut tale of political intrigue, a bruising contest in which the prize is England itself.

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