GOODFELLOW, ROBIN HOOD

by Nora Louise Syran

UNDER REVISION

A play with medieval music, mumming, and magic.
England 1381. Sixteen year old Eleanor is captivated by Robert "Robin" DuBois, a stonemason. As the reality of the Peasants' Revolt and her vivid imagination intertwine , she copes with it all by crafting the stories of Robin Hood and his Merry “Men" (all women save for Friar Tuck)

An ideal show for anytime of the year, but especially at during the...

UNDER REVISION

A play with medieval music, mumming, and magic.
England 1381. Sixteen year old Eleanor is captivated by Robert "Robin" DuBois, a stonemason. As the reality of the Peasants' Revolt and her vivid imagination intertwine , she copes with it all by crafting the stories of Robin Hood and his Merry “Men" (all women save for Friar Tuck)

An ideal show for anytime of the year, but especially at during the winter holidays.

(Latest draft uploaded Oct 29, 2024)

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  • Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn: GOODFELLOW, ROBIN HOOD by Nora Louise Syran
    “

    The characters in this play are as historically accurate as they are magical! This is the smart play your theatre has been looking to produce, with a healthy sized cast, musical interludes and a lot of fun and action! Very smart way to attack the myth of Robin Hood through the eyes of those who shaped and created it.

    The characters in this play are as historically accurate as they are magical! This is the smart play your theatre has been looking to produce, with a healthy sized cast, musical interludes and a lot of fun and action! Very smart way to attack the myth of Robin Hood through the eyes of those who shaped and created it.

    ”
  • Paul Donnelly: GOODFELLOW, ROBIN HOOD by Nora Louise Syran
    “

    A charming reimagining of the myth of Robin Hood in the context of the political and social turmoil of the age of the imaginative young writer composing the tale. This is a rich and vivid narrative told with vital theatricality.

    A charming reimagining of the myth of Robin Hood in the context of the political and social turmoil of the age of the imaginative young writer composing the tale. This is a rich and vivid narrative told with vital theatricality.

    ”
  • Ian Thal: GOODFELLOW, ROBIN HOOD by Nora Louise Syran
    “

    Fans know that Nora Louise Syran is too imaginative to simply retell the story of Robin Hood, instead, her GOODFELLOW, ROBIN HOOD is a story about how Elinor, a young woman educated in a convent, attempts to assemble the disparate folktales and ballads into a cohesive story, even as she finds parallels in her own life and in the political life of 14th century England wracked by the Peasants' Revolt against Richard II's reign. Great metatheatricality!

    Fans know that Nora Louise Syran is too imaginative to simply retell the story of Robin Hood, instead, her GOODFELLOW, ROBIN HOOD is a story about how Elinor, a young woman educated in a convent, attempts to assemble the disparate folktales and ballads into a cohesive story, even as she finds parallels in her own life and in the political life of 14th century England wracked by the Peasants' Revolt against Richard II's reign. Great metatheatricality!

    ”
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Cast of 10 (with doubling) 6F, 4M

(F) ELEANOR DE VERE / MARIAN FITZWALTER
(F) REVEREND MOTHER / EVIL PRIORESS
(F) PETRONELLA / MUCH THE MILLER'S DAUGHTER
(M) ROBERT DUBOIS / ROBIN HOOD
(M) FATHER WILLIAM / FRIAR TUCK
(M) TAX COLLECTOR / SHERIFF, GUY OF GISBOURNE
(M) JOHN DE VERE / PRINCE JOHN
(F) CAUTIOUS PEASANT / LADY FITZWALTER / LITTLE JEANNE / JOHANNA/ PEASANT ONE
(F) CHEERFUL PEASANT / QUEEN MOTHER / COOK / PEASANT TWO
(F) RESENTFUL PEASANT / WILL SCARLET / PEASANT THREE

Development History

  • Reading, Playwrights Thriving Reading Series (Private Reading), 2024
  • Commission, ASEICA Valbonne France , 2013