Marian is a one woman retelling of the Robin Hood mythos from the female perspective of Maid Marian. Beginning sometime after Robin's death and the wicked Prince John's ascension to the throne, an older Marian wrestles with the question, "what was it all for?" The hardships of Sherwood forest, the Merry Men, the danger, the fighting, the faith? What does it matter now that everything they fought for is seemingly lost, and everything the fought against ascendent? How do hope, justice, and love persist in a world where the wicked still rule?
Along the way, we meet the wonderfully checkered cast of heroes and villains who populate the story, as Marian recounts herself recounts them: Little John, Friar Tuck, the lugubrious Sheriff of Nottingham, and of course Robin Hood himself. At turns rollicking and tragic, Marian crackles with the energy of tales told round the campfire.
Keywords: Folktale, Medieval, One Woman, Legend, Adaptation
Produced by Looking Glass Theatre, Steinbach MB, April/May 2026
Genre: Drama, Adaptation, Historical
Acts: 2
Run time: 90 minutes
Suitable for students 16+
Cast size: 2 actors
Male roles: 1
Female roles: 1
Casting note: Though this play is primarily a one-woman vehicle, there is an opportunity for another male actor, both as the voiceover of the Town Crier at the beginning of the show, and the unspeaking Ghost of Robin Hood at the end.
Read audience reviews: lookingglasstheatre.ca/maid-marian