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Show Pics: John Heffernan, Vanessa Kirby and Kobna Holbrook-Smith lead National’s Edward II

Joe Hill-Gibbins’ radical revival of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II premieres at the National Theatre Olivier tonight (4 September 2013), starring John Heffernan in the title role

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4 September 2013

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John Heffernan (Edward II)
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Kobna Holbrook-Smith (Mortimer)
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Vanessa Kirby (Queen Isabella), Bettrys Jones (Prince Edward) and John Heffernan (Edward II)
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John Heffernan (Edward II)
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Kirsty Bushell (Kent), Kyle Soller (Gaveston), Kobna Holbrook-Smith (Mortimer), Alex Beckett (The Earl of Lancaster)
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John Heffernan (Edward II) and Kyle Soller (Gaveston)
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John Heffernan (Edward II)
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Kobna Holbrook-Smith (Mortimer)
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The coronation
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Bettrys Jones (Prince Edward) and Vanessa Kirby (Queen Isabella)
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John Heffernan (Edward II)
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Bettrys Jones (Prince Edward)
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