Thomas More by William Shakespeare, Anthony Munday and Henry Chettle.
Shakespeare's 'banned' play written in collaboration with Anthony Munday and Henry Chettle. Race riots and dissent abound in London as a result of asylum seekers from the continent fleeing religious persecution. Londoners see them as a threat to their employment and relationships. Thomas More attempts to quell the uprising with wise words pleading for racial harmony.
The production is directed by Robert Delamere, whose many credits include Earthly Paradise, Whistling Psyche (Almeida Theatre); In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings (Hampstead Theatre); Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Donmar Warehouse) and The Force of Change (Royal Court). His previous RSC credits include A Russian in the Woods (Swan Theatre 2001 and The Pit 2002).
Thomas More runs at the Trafalgar Studios, London from the 4 - 14 January 2006.
Running time
Approx. 2 hours and 35 minutes including an interval of 20 minutes.
