Janet Wilson Meets the Queen begins in Vancouver, 1969, as society is undergoing profound change. Janet, a woman who places great faith in the British monarchy and its traditions, is valiantly trying to hold together her dysfunctional family: her teenaged daughter, Lilibet; her aging mother, “Granny”, and her husband, Jim. When Janet’s nephew from San Francisco arrives on her doorstep looking for refuge from the Vietnam War draft, the family grapples with what to do. While the people she cares for are irrevocably affected by the changing political landscape, Janet Wilson struggles for equilibrium, attempting to hold on to a world that refuses to stay still.

Beverley Cooper is a writer, actor and teacher. She has written for TV, film and extensively for CBC radio drama, twice being nominated for Writers' Guild of Canada Awards. Her plays include Thin Ice (co-written with Banuta Rubess, Chalmers/Dora Award, Theatre Direct plus numerous other productions), The Eyes of Heaven (Blyth Festival), The Woman in White (adapted from the novel by Wilkie Collins, Theatre Aquarius),The Lonely Diner: Al Capone in Euphemia Township, (Blyth Festival) and Janet Wilson Meets the Queen (nominated for a Prix Rideaux award 2016, GCTC). Innocence Lost: A Play about Steven Truscott (Blyth, Centaur, National Arts Centre) was a finalist for a Governor General's Literary Award and was on the Globe and Mail Bestsellers List, a first for a Canadian playwright. Beverley holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph and trained as an actor at Studio 58. She has performed in TV, film and in theatres across Canada. Beverley lives in Toronto.

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“Cooper does a great job here illustrating just how difficult it can be for women, in particular though not exclusively, to navigate and define themselves in society…thought-provoking.” (New Ottawa Critics)