Cover of Sir Thomas More

Sir Thomas More

by Anthony Munday

Chapter 1 of 5 Dramatis Personae & Act 1

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Running time
2 h 26 min
Language
English
Readers
Alan Mapstone, Anna Simon, Arielle Lipshaw, Arnaldo Machado, Brett G. Hirsch and 31 others

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About this recording

Sir Thomas More is a collaborative Elizabethan play by Anthony Munday and others depicting the life and death of Thomas More. It survives only in a single manuscript, now owned by the British Library. The manuscript is notable because three pages of it are considered to be in the hand of William Shakespeare and for the light it sheds on the collaborative nature of Elizabethan drama and the theatrical censorship of the era. The play dramatizes events in More's life, both real and legendary, in an episodic manner in 17 scenes, unified only by the rise and fall of More's fortunes. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Cast list:

Doll Williamson: Arielle Lipshaw

Francis de Barde: David Nicol

Caveler: Steve Weir

Williamson: Elizabeth Klett

Sherwin: Greg Przywara

George Betts: TriciaG

John Lincoln: Brett G. Hirsch

Lord Mayor: Ron Altman

Sir Thomas More: Larry Wilson

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Lifter: alanmapstone

Recorder: Frances Brown

Another: bala

Earl of Shrewsbury: ToddHW

Earl of Surrey: mb

Sir Thomas Palmer: Greg Giordano

Sir Roger Chomley: Glenn O'Brien

Messenger: Michele Eaton

Harry: David Nicol

Robin: Frances Brown

Kit: bala

Clown: ElleyKat

Sir John Munday: russellhughes

Sergeant: Kristin Gjerløw…