King Cromwell

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T769583687 (ORANGE03) Producer Orange Tree. Director Sam Walters. Design Sam Dowson. Lighting Kevin Leach. Performer John Ashton. Performer Sean Baker. Performer Oliver Ford Davies. Performer Paul Goodwin. Performer Damien Matthews. Performer Hugh Simon. Performer Paul Simon. Performer Claudia Elmhist. Performer Miranda Foster.
12 Nov 03 to 13 Dec 03	Orange Tree Theatre, Outer London :: V321 listing details L01934617717

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Play :: In 1657 Parliament offered Oliver Cromwell the crown. Would his acceptance confirm the 1649 Revolution, or betray the first English Republic? Was Cromwell a democratic parliamentarian, a radical revolutionary, a religious fundamentalist, a military dictator, a typical English pragmatist - or all five? Why did this puritan love music, approve the first English operas and hire Andrew Marvell to write poetry for him?

Author

Oliver Ford Davies