Margot Robbie backs West End play 1536, saying “women are still having the same conversations”
Margot Robbie has joined the West End transfer of 1536 as co-producer, praising its modern themes around women’s lives and misogyny. The play, written by Ava Pickett, is also being adapted into an eight-part television series.
Margot Robbie has joined as a co-producer of the West End transfer of 1536, a Tudor-era play set in the final days of Anne Boleyn’s life.
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The production focuses on three working-class women in Essex as rumours swirl around the queen’s impending execution.
Speaking about the play, Robbie said she was drawn to its modern relevance, adding that “women are still having the same conversations” nearly 500 years later.
She said the story’s themes of friendship, fear and misogyny feel just as resonant today as in the 16th century.
Written by Ava Pickett, 1536 has transferred to London’s West End after an acclaimed run at the Almeida Theatre, and is now also set for adaptation into an eight-part TV series.