Portrait of a Queen

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Portrait of a Queen
Written byWilliam Francis
Characters Queen Victoria
Date premiered1965
Place premieredBristol Old Vic
Original languageEnglish

Portrait of a Queen is a play about the life of Queen Victoria based on her letters. Dorothy Tutin played the role of Victoria on the West End and Broadway. [1] [2]

The play was profiled in the William Goldman book The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway .

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