EPISODE · May 30, 2026 · 2H 26M
Sir Thomas More - Anthony Munday
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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 Suresby: TRUEBRIT 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 Crofts: KHand Sheriff (Shrieve)/First Sheriff: Kristin Gjerløw Officer: Frances Brown Randall: bala Faulkner: Rapunzelina Erasmus: David Nicol Morris: KHand Roper: Arnaldo Machado Lady More: Elizabeth Klett Player: KHand Lady Mayoress: Michele Eaton Servant/Man: bala Inclination: David Nicol Prologue: Dr Speedbump Wit: alanmapstone Vanity: Eden Rea-Hedrick Luggins: ToddHW Bishop of Rochester: TriciaG Clerk of the Council: Elise C. Boucher Roper's Wife: Arielle Lipshaw Daughter: Charlotte Duckett Catesby: Mary Kay Downes: Jake K. Friedman First Warder: Kristin Gjerløw Second Warder: Rapunzelina Third Warder: Bria Snow Poor Woman: Etel Buss Gentleman Porter: Glenn O'Brien Lieutenant: Victoria P Butler: Mary J Brewer: Elise C. Boucher Horsekeeper: Anna Simon Porter: ToddHW Gough: TriciaG Second Sheriff: Mary Kay Hangman: David Nicol Narrator/Stage Directions: David Lawrence Edited by: David Lawrence
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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 Suresby: TRUEBRIT 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 Crofts: KHand Sheriff (Shrieve)/First Sheriff: Kristin Gjerløw Officer: Frances Brown Randall: bala Faulkner: Rapunzelina Erasmus: David Nicol Morris: KHand Roper: Arnaldo Machado Lady More: Elizabeth Klett Player: KHand Lady Mayoress: Michele Eaton Servant/Man: bala Inclination: David Nicol Prologue: Dr Speedbump Wit: alanmapstone Vanity: Eden Rea-Hedrick Luggins: ToddHW Bishop of Rochester: TriciaG Clerk of the Council: Elise C. Boucher Roper's Wife: Arielle Lipshaw Daughter: Charlotte Duckett Catesby: Mary Kay Downes: Jake K. Friedman First Warder: Kristin Gjerløw Second Warder: Rapunzelina Third Warder: Bria Snow Poor Woman: Etel Buss Gentleman Porter: Glenn O'Brien Lieutenant: Victoria P Butler: Mary J Brewer: Elise C. Boucher Horsekeeper: Anna Simon Porter: ToddHW Gough: TriciaG Second Sheriff: Mary Kay Hangman: David Nicol Narrator/Stage Directions: David Lawrence Edited by: David Lawrence
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