TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER ROSE THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH EVERYMAN THEATRE, CHELTENHAM AND OXFORD PLAYHOUSE PRESENT A ROYAL & DERNGATE, NORTHAMPTON AND ANTHOLOGY THEATRE CO-PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH TARA FINNEY PRODUCTIONS
BY
ANTHONY McCARTEN
D I R EC T E D BY
JA M E S DAC R E
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From the writer of the Academy Award-winning Bohemian Rhapsody, Darkest Hour and The Theory of Everything, comes the play that sparked a major motion picture. Nine years ago, Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world by resigning, the first Pope in 700 years to do so. What drove this archconservative to break with sacred tradition and make way for a one-time tango club bouncer, football-loving reformer with the common touch to become Pope Francis, one of most powerful men on earth? Starring Anton Lesser (Game of Thrones) and Nicholas Woodeson (Baptiste) this gripping and entertaining new play from Anthony McCarten premiered at Royal & Derngate, Northampton in 2019 and was adapted into the multi-award-winning film for which McCarten was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Academy, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Awards. The Two Popes is a fascinating and humorous story that shines a light into one of the world’s most secretive institutions. At its heart lies a timeless question: in moments of crisis, should we follow the rules or our conscience?
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