An Elizabethan drama of intrigue and courage

Reviews
King's Yellow ran for three weeks, 13 performances, in June, 2003, in Santa Fe, NM, and received a standing ovation after every performance.

KOB TV, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
"The best play I've seen in 20 years..., life and passion [with] the lilting cadence of Elizabethan English so beautiful that you’d think it might be one of Shakespeare’s plays… ideas that are universal and timeless: forgiveness, loss, marriage, suffering, and of course, sex.”

SANTA FE REPORTER
“And, oh, what a production it is, catching not only the conscience of the audience, but heart and mind as well.”

“Bravo.
Because this production deserves to have every seat filled with standing room only in the aisles (yes, it’s that good), I’ll stoop to the obvious: If you enjoyed Shakespeare in Love, you’ll thrill to this production even more. This theatre lovers is the real thing.”

Kudos to Barnes. Indeed no aspect of King's Yellow is anything less than polished and professional.”

SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN
The play's best element is the writing. Craig Barnes provides some splendid wordplay, strong, complex characters and provocative themes.”

“It may sound like a gimmick worthy of a sitcom, but the Mary Sidney-as-Shakespeare hook helps turn King’s Yellow into a thought provoking work – an exploration of the abuse of power in its many forms.”

“Barnes' language is juicy and often quite funny, and the talented cast seems to enjoy working with it.”

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL NORTH
“King’s Yellow is remarkable for its careful, intricate script, complex but comprehensible plot and generally first-rate acting.”

Barnes brings several plot strands together with expert writing and a knack for incorporating an Elizabethan tone that even Jane Lancaster, a veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company, found rang true.”