Thomas More

Synopsis

Written between 1592 and 1595, Shakespeare's 'banned' play, in collaboration with Munday and Chettle, tells of the race riots and dissent in London at the time and Thomas More's attempts to quell the uprising. His pleading for racial harmony begins his rise to political prominence but ultimately leads to his downfall.

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80.168.23.114) - 23 June 2005:

In a fairly starless season at the RSC, Nigel Cooke turns in a star performance. Hopefully we'll get the chance to see him in a better play soon. Absolutely nothing wrong with the production itself, it looks great and the ensemble acting is a joy. Unfortunately, the comedy scenes are too long and destroy dramatic tension and Moore possibly seems a little too perfect at times. For a modern audience it would need more history and less silliness to hit the mark. The night I saw it there were almost more people on the stage than in the audience which is a real shame because, despite the weakness of the text, this is an enjoyable evening (and if you book some cheap seats you might get uograded to better ones if the house isn't full!)...

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