'The ensemble are born again in Robert Delamere's thrilling revival of Thomas More'
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
'One of the great dramatic pleasures of recent years has been the RSC's adventures in theatrical archaeology...these old and almost forgotten works...strike so many topical chords...Robert Delamere directs a lucid, modern-dress production, in which the race riots are caught with frightening ferocity and Nigel Cooke provides a highly sympathetic portrait of the hero.'
DAILY TELEGRAPH
'The new Stratford Swan Gunpowder Season...certainly banged and flared into life...the ensemble brings freshness and energy...it says much for Nigel Cooke, leading Robert Delamere's strong cast, that he never becomes a prig or an irritant but maintains an infectious warmth and unaffected decency throughout.'
TIMES
'Robert Delamere's production sweeps assuredly through social history...the play has been revived to open the RSC's new season of Jacobean dramas...and on this evidence, it's a wonder it isn't seen more often...the man of the moment is Nigel Cooke's Thomas More.'
DAILY MAIL
