Murder in the Cathedral

T1446892109
TS Eliot's masterpiece, dealing with an individuals opposition to authority, tells of the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170. This gloriously poetic and highly dramatic play was first performed in 1935.

Author

T.S.Eliot

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Archive :: production:T1446892109, play:S4299, venue:V389

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Production details

Written in 1935, T.S. Eliot’s remarkable poetic drama about the life and death of Thomas à Becket receives a semi-staged reading for one performance only.