James Armstrong

Better a Beggar
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Better beggar woman and single than Queen and married.

--Queen Elizabeth I

A young woman sulks in the kitchen during her sister's engagement party. When her sister tries to draw her back out into the party, their rivalries and resentments come to the fore, and the two end up sparring, not just verbally, but with everything they can get their hands on in the kitchen.

2 women

"Better a Beggar" was commissioned as a part of The Lady Cavaliers' "Fighting the Clock" series at the Bouwerie Lane Theatre.