Adalia -- Virgin Queen of the Realm and Mother of Us All -- is dying, and must name her successor before it’s too late. But she’d rather spend her final hours enjoying the company of her Fool, whose repertoire includes bloody French ballads, bawdy puppets and fart jokes. Meanwhile, her nephew and niece have both assembled armies to storm the castle, each hoping to grab the crown as it falls. Clearly, the clock is ticking -- What’s a woman to do?