King Edward loves life. He loves his wife Elizabeth. He also loves his mistress Jane.
Jane loves her husband Matthew. Matthew loves Jane, but he doesn’t love the idea of competing with a king. So Matthew becomes a pirate. The pirates all love Matthew.
And that’s just for starters. MSC presented Edward the Fourth, the historical comedy by Shakes-peer Thomas Heywood, June 19-28 2026 at Madison Children’s Museum’s Wonderground.
The production was directed by Jason Compton with Cassie Hankins, assistant directed by Lucia Troiano, based on an original adaptation by Sarah Z. Johnson. Full credits available on About the Artists.
