A TIP FOR THE HANGMAN

England, 1585. In Christopher (Kit) Marlowe's last year at Cambridge, Queen Elizabeth's spymaster approaches him with an unusual career opportunity: going undercover to prevent Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, from plotting her way to the English throne. Spying on Mary turns out to be more than Kit bargained for, but his salary allows him to mount his first play, and over the following years he becomes the toast of London's theater scene.