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The intrigue surrounding the plot to secure the divorce and More’s subsequent persecution is the basis of A Man for All Seasons. Narrated by a man identified only as Common Man (who also plays a number of ensemble parts), the play follows More as he is confronted by antagonistic forces like the powerful Cardinal Wolsey and the opportunistic ...
Oct 7, 2008 · Nov 22, 1961 - Jun 01, 1963. ANTA Playhouse, New York, NY. Play Original. 2. Oct 7, 2008 - Dec 14, 2008. American Airlines Theatre, New York, NY. Play Revival. The original Broadway production of A Man for All Seasons opened on Nov 22, 1961.
Bolt eliminated the Common Man in the 1966 film version of A Man for All Seasons, perhaps because the device for providing scene cues in the was original 1954 radio play version was unnecessary in the medium of film. Whatever Bolt’s artistic reasoning, his screenplay was a huge success.
A Man for All Seasons. : Robert Bolt. Heinemann, 1996 - Drama - 117 pages. This play charts the dramatic events leading to the execution of Sir Thomas More in 1535 and has been a modern stage classic since its first production in 1960. The author's previous plays include 'Flowering Cherry' and 'State of Revolution'.
Summary. This tragic historical drama offers a brilliant portrait of Sir Thomas More in his last years as Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of Henry VIII. When Henry fails to obtain papal approval for a divorce from Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne Boleyn, he mandates his subjects to sign an “Act of Supremacy” making him both ...
A&C Black, Dec 4, 2013 - Drama - 128 pages. A Man for All Seasons dramatises the conflict between King Henry VIII and Sir Thomas More. It depicts the confrontation between church and state, theology and politics, absolute power and individual freedom. Throughout the play Sir Thomas More's eloquence and endurance, his purity, saintliness and ...
2021/22 Mainstage Season. A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS. Philadelphia Premiere. By Robert Bolt. Directed by Peter DeLaurier. March 10 - April 9, 2022. When Henry VIII puts aside Queen Catherine, he fears opposition from Sir Thomas More, his own Lord Chancellor, even more than from the Pope. A man of principle and politics, More tries to thread a ...
