Sunday, March 30 at 10pm on MPT - A Poison Pen
Marie Antoinette's dangerous sexual affair with Fersen reignites when they are cast to star in "The Marriage of Figaro." However, the production turns out to be a calculated plot, orchestrated by the Palais-Royal, to challenge Louis's authority.
Marie Antoinette’s affair with Fersen reignites – could it be part of a carefully orchestrated plot?
Disastrous consequences loom for Marie Antoinette and Louis as the revolt rumbles on.
About the program
Marie Antoinette (Emilia Schüle, “Berlin Dance School”) is just a teenager when she leaves Austria to marry the dauphin of France (Louis Cunningham, “Bridgerton”). With pressure to continue the Bourbon line and secure the Franco-Austrian alliance, she must follow the complex rules of the French court while attempting to charm her reluctant king-to-be, Louis XVI. Transforming into the Queen of Style and a true fashion icon, Marie Antoinette tries to recreate Versailles in her image: free, independent, and feminist. But defamatory pamphlets and persistent rumors about her private life undermine her status, and her opponents within the Royal Family will do everything they can to bring her down.