No less tricky is managing the King himself, whose temper, reasonableness and predictability, like his physical self, has never been more volatile.Ĭromwell has built security, wealth and power despite his humble origins through the exercise of his various strengths. Even more difficult is keeping England, and its small holding on the continent, safe from the King of France and the Holy Roman Emperor. So, they ask – when chance serves, what revenge will Thomas Cromwell seek on his sovereign, his prince?’Ĭromwell still has to manage and navigate the various factions in the Court and Kingdom those who think Anne’s downfall will mean Princess Mary will be reinstated as heir and a reconciliation with Rome will follow those who think Cromwell owes them favours for his rise in power and success in the Boleyn matter, and the King’s illegitimate son who thinks he could be put in line to the throne as well. ‘I only report what the people are saying.’ ‘They ask,’ Wriothesley says, ‘who was the greatest of the cardinal’s enemies? They answer, the king. He says, ‘If I wanted revenge on Wolsey’s enemies, I would have to strike down half the nation.’ They look at those who slighted him, in his lifetime – Brereton, Norris – though Norris was not the worst…’
They say, look at what Cromwell has wreaked, in two years, on Wolsey’s enemies. On 22 July 2021 further casting was announced.‘People have been talking of the cardinal. The play is directed by Jeremy Herrin, designed by Christopher Oram with music by Stephen Warbeck.
Co-adapter Ben Miles will reprise his role as Thomas Cromwell with Nathaniel Parker reprising his role Henry VIII. It is the third part to Wolf Hall Parts One & Two which is a double-bill play based on Mantel's novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies.įollowing the award-winning West End and Broadway productions of Wolf Hall Parts One & Two, the play is produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company (with Playful Productions) and opened in London's West End at the Gielgud Theatre from 23 September running until 28 November 2021. The Mirror and the Light is a play by Hilary Mantel and Ben Miles based on Mantel's 2020 book of the same name.
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