Margot Robbie backs Tudor play 1536 about ordinary women facing misogyny

Margot Robbie has joined as co-producer of the West End transfer of 1536, a Tudor-set play by debut playwright Ava Pickett. The play, which opened at London's Almeida Theatre last year and now runs at the Ambassadors Theatre, follows three working-class women in Essex gossiping and drinking as they await the execution of Anne Boleyn. It reimagines history through ordinary women navigating fear and misogyny, themes Pickett says remain relevant today. Robbie told the BBC she was 'obsessed' with the script. The play has been commissioned by the BBC as an eight-part drama series, and Pickett is co-writing Baz Luhrmann's upcoming Joan of Arc film, Jehanne d'Arc. Reviews from The Times, The Guardian, and London Theatre have awarded four stars, praising the cast—Liv Hill, Siena Kelly, and Tanya Reynolds—as 'stars in the making' and calling the play a feminist drama that highlights a rigged system. Pickett emphasizes the importance of wrenching women out of the shadows of history. Robbie notes the play is both thought-provoking and funny, with audiences laughing until the last five minutes.