On Sunday 10 April at 16h00, Municipal Library, Tavira - The Passionate Pilgrim.  

Based on fact and set in medieval Portugal, The Passionate Pilgrim is a tragicomic drama where miracles of healing and supernatural apparitions take centre stage. A paragon of English virtue and Queen of Portugal for almost 30 years, Philippa of Lancaster was married to Dom Joao I. They were parents of six surviving children – the so-called Illustrious Generation – including the much talked about Prince Henry the Navigator. Using recent research, the author investigates the intimate personal life of the Prince and the androgyny of a cleric who sells papal indulgences. Like Chaucer’s Pardoner, this droll character illustrates aspects of corruption in the medieval church. Parodying the pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales, the Queen leads a group of courtly ladies to the hallowed city of Santiago de Compostela, one of the most important religious sites in the medieval world. Bizarre events, blind faith and love of the Almighty shape the journey with comic and sometimes ludicrous results. Filled with risqué lines, burlesque characters and factual information, ‘The Passionate Pilgrim’ is beautifully staged and costumed and enacted by a cast of eleven. ‘The Passionate Pilgrim’ is written entirely in rhyme by Carolyn Kain whose previous plays include ‘The Rhyming Diary of Mrs Pepys’ and ‘Rags to Riches.’ Tickets €10. To book please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 281 971 567 . Drinks and snacks will be on sale.