Details

Across an 80 year divide, two men translate the word of God into the English tongue. For one, it means death at the stake. For the other, it could mean an archbishop's mitre. After almost a century of unrest, the King James Bible was intended to end the violent upheavals of the English reformation. But deep-seated conflicts force a leading translator to confront the betrayal of his youthful religious ideals, for the sake of social peace.

Cast/Performers

Oliver Ford Davies (Lancelot Andrewes), Stephen Boxer (William Tyndale), Bruce Alexander (George Abbot Bishop of London), Jamie Ballard (Young Lancelot Andrewes / Henry?s Chamberlain), Paul Chahidi (Richard Thompson / William Laud), James Hayes (Laurence Chaderton / Archdeacon), Jim Hooper (John Overall), Youssef Kerkour (Painter / Prison Keeper), Joseph Kloska (Samuel Ward), Sam Marks (Henry Prince of Wales), Ian Midlane (Churchwarden / Workman), Mark Quartley (Catholic Priest / Harington), Daniel Stewart (Clerk), Simon Thorp (Sir Henry Saville / Squire), Annette McLaughlin (Lady Alletta Carey / Squire?s Wife), Jodie McNee (Mary Culler)

Creatives/Company

Author: David Edgar
Producer(s): Bill Kenwright, Thelma Holt
Company: Royal Shakespear Company
Director: Gregory Doran
Design: Francis O'Connor
Lighting: Tim Mitchell
Music: Paul Englishby
Sound: Jonathan Ruddick