The Mirror and the Light, the stage adaptation for the third book of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy, about the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell in the court of King Henry VIII, will premiere at the West End's Gielgud Theatre this fall, running for a limited engagement September 23–November 28. Tony nominees Ben Miles and Nathaniel Parker, will return to their roles as Crowmell and Henry VIII, respectively.
Mantel and Miles adapted the novel for the stage, completing the trilogy. Jeremy Herrin returns to direct.
Wolf Hall Parts 1 and 2, consisting of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, played the West End in 2014, and transferred to Broadway in 2015. The plays garnered several Olivier and Tony nominations, including Best Play and Best Direction. Parker received the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Christopher Oram took home Tony and Olivier Awards for his costume design.
The play is produced by Playful Productions and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Bill Buckhurst will direct the Tom Kitt-Brian Yorkey musical.
The play comes on the heels of a broader cultural conversation about Dahl's work and the prejudice that was embedded in many of his most beloved stories.
Richard Harrington and Waj Ali are starring in the production at Riverside Studios.
Louis Healy, Callum Maxwell, Miranda Mufema, and more joined the West End play November 14.
Eight of the improvised performances from the theatrical troupe behind The Play That Goes Wrong will be live streamed.
What's announced and what's in previews in the West End.
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The world's longest-running play continues at the St. Martin's Theatre.
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