Produced, written, and scored by a number of renowned artists, Mary Said What She Said is a one-woman exploration into the life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. Award-winning French actress Isabelle Huppert provides audiences with a mesmerizing monologue which reveals the life of a queen whose passions were stunted by the dizzying politics of 16th century Europe.
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Recommended readings to get you in gear for the show.
G.R. Batho, The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1960
Katherin Arins, Robert Wilson: Is Postmodern Performance Possible?, 1991
Peter Debruge, Seeing Isabelle Huppert and Dimitris Papaioannou in Paris, 2019
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Claire Armitstead for The Guardian | May 12, 2024
Mary Said What She Said review
“Isabelle Huppert dazzles in a one-woman tour de force”
Nicke Curtis for The Standard | May 11, 2024
Mary Said What She Said at the Barbican review
“This is no easy star vehicle – it’s a bold challenge to the great French actor’s technique, charisma and rigour and she rises to it.”
Isabelle Huppert for The Guardian | March 24, 2024
Interview with Isabelle Huppert
“Isabelle Huppert: ‘I was never the woman behind the man… the only place I could take was the main place”
Isabelle Huppert and Peter Conradi for The Times | May 6, 2024
Isabelle Huppert: ‘It’s always a good thing when women talk’
“Huppert is alone on stage. “I love it,” she says. “It’s scary sometimes a little bit when it starts, but once I am in it it’s wonderful.”
Extra Credit
We’ve picked a book to complement each show in our season. We’ve got novels, short stories, essays, poetry, and memoir. It’s a fun, informal way to find a new favorite book, meet people, and get your brain into gear for the show – even if you haven’t had a chance to read the book yet.

The Tower, by Flora Carr, is an exploration of the Queen of Scots most difficult period of life: imprisoned in a remote castle forced to accept her decline in power. The book brings Mary to life through the eyes of faithful women-in-waiting, and enrichens her tale through imagining and giving voice to the intimate details of her story.