Yes, it is capitalist. But Forest doesn't strike me as somebody who is particularly attracted to capitalism but to more traditional/reactionary values in the form of the Catholic Church, landed gentry/Merricks, the Navy, patriotism etc So as a historical writer I might have expected her to write something harking back to a very hierarchical, feudal, rural, maybe medieval world - there's plenty of historical/fantasy writing like that.

Instead of which she writes about two characters - Nick and Will - who both deliberately leave behind family, rural hierarchy, traditional religion (they both come from catholic backgrounds) etc and embrace life in the melting pot urban world of London. And the Players may aim to make money, but it's still a strikingly non-hierarchical, non-dynastic organisation, in which decisions seem to be reached though consensus among the Sharers - so through discussion and negotiation, not through violence or by right of birth - and in which how good you are at your craft is far more important than anything else.

It seems another example to me of how when it comes to politics/values Forest is a very complex and nuanced writer.