Written on the Heart is a 2011 play by the British playwright David Edgar. It was premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan Theatre from 27 October 2011 to 10 March 2012, to mark the four-hundredth anniversary of the King James Bible – it draws its title from the translation of Jeremiah 31.33 in that translation and deals with William Tyndale's and Lancelot Andrewes's involvement in biblical translation.
It opened for a London run at the Duchess Theatre on 19 April – originally scheduled to run until 21 July 2012, it closed early on 19 May.[1]
Original cast and creative
edit| Role | Premiere Cast, 27 October 2011 |
|---|---|
| George Abbot, Bishop of London | Bruce Alexander |
| Young Lancelot Andrewes | Jamie Ballard |
| William Tyndale | Stephen Boxer |
| Richard Thompson / William Laud | Paul Chahidi |
| Nun | Laura Darrall |
| Lancelot Andrewes | Oliver Ford Davies |
| Laurence Chaderton / Archdeacon | James Hayes |
| John Overall | Jim Hooper |
| Painter | Youssef Kerkour |
| Samuel Ward | Joseph Kloska |
| Henry, Prince of Wales | Sam Marks |
| Squire's Wife / Lady Alletta Carey | Annette McLaughlin |
| Mary Culler | Jodie McNee |
| Churchwarden | Ian Midlane |
| Young Catholic Priest / Harington | Mark Quartley |
| Clerk | Daniel Stewart |
| Sir Henry Saville | Simon Thorp |
| Creative | |
| Gregory Doran | Director |
| Francis O'Connor | Designer |
| Tim Mitchell | Lighting |
| Paul Englishby | Music |
| Jonathan Ruddick | Sound |
| Original Musicians | |
| Soprano 1 | Alexandra Saunders |
| Soprano 2 | Anna Bolton |
| Tenor 1 | Matthew Spillett |
| Tenor 2 | Mitesh Khatri [1] |
| Bass | Lewis Jones |
External links
edit- ^ "London Theatre News, Reviews, Interviews and more - WhatsOnStage". whatsonstage. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- Written on the Heart – RSC homepage
- Article on the play by Greg Doran – March 21, 2011
- David Edgar (19 February 2011). "The King James Bible reconsidered". The Guardian.
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