Performance

Venue	Aldwych Theatre
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	7th May 2014
Opened	17th May 2014
To	4th October 2014
When	19:30. Wed, Sat Mats 14:00. In rep
Prices	From £11.00. To £92.50.
Aldwych Theatre (V381)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Production Changes

Previous details associated with this item and date of change.

Date of change: 16 May 14 - T341360231
Date of change: 5 Mar 14 - T01922219646

Bring Up the Bodies

Work:: Bring Up the Bodies (S1236209957)

Anne Boleyn is now Queen, her path to Henry's side cleared by Thomas Cromwell. But Henry remains without a male heir, and the conflict with the Catholic Church has left England dangerously isolated as France and the Holy Roman Empire ominously manoeuvre for position.

Book by

Hilary Mantel

Production:: (T341360231)

Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies paint the compelling portrait of the political rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the Tudor Court. Running time: 2hrs 50mins

Producer	Royal Shakespeare Company
Producer	Playful Productions
Adapted by	Mike Poulton
Director	Jeremy Herrin
Design	Christopher Oram
Lighting	David Plater
Sound	Nick Powell
Director	Sian Williams (movement)
Music	Stephen Warbeck
Performer	Ben Miles (Thomas Cromwell)
Performer	Joey Batey (Mark Smeaton)
Performer	Nicholas Boulton (Duke of Suffolk)
Performer	Lucy Briers (Katherine of Aragon / Jane Boleyn / Lady Rochford)
Performer	Leah Brotherhead (Jane Seymour / Princess Mary / Lady Worcester)
Performer	Benedict Hastings
Performer	Joshua James
Performer	Olivia Darnley (Mary Boleyn / Lizzie / Mary Shelton)
Performer	Nicholas Day (Duke of Norfolk)
Performer	Daniel Fraser (Gregory Cromwell)
Performer	Madeleine Hyland (Lady in Waiting / Maid)
Performer	Paul Jesson (Cardinal Wolsey / Cardinal Wolsey's ghost / Sir John Seymour / Kingston)
Performer	Lydia Leonard (Anne Boleyn)
Performer	Ben Miles (Thomas Cromwell)
Performer	Pierro Niel Mee (Christophe / Francis Weston)
Performer	Nathaniel Parker (King Henry VIII)
Performer	Oscar Pearce (George Boleyn / Lord Rochford / Edward Seymour)
Performer	Matthew Pidgeon (Stephen Gardiner / Eustache Chapuys)
Performer	John Ramm (Thomas More / Harry Norris)
Performer	Nicholas Shaw (Harry Percy / Brereton)
Performer	Giles Taylor (Cranmer / Thomas Boleyn / Packington)
Performer	Jay Taylor (Thomas Wyatt)

Listing:: L01048625650

Production details

Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies paint the compelling portrait of the political rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the Tudor Court. Running time: 2hrs 50mins

Reviews

News: RSC adaptations of Hilary Mantel's books to transfer
05Mar14: The Aldwych Theatre, the old London home of the RSC to see transfer of two plays

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