Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2 2015
Run Time:
Two hours and 45 minutes, one intermissio
Two hours and 45 minutes, one intermissio
Ages: 4+
Opened: April 9, 2015Closing: July 05, 2015
Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2 - 2015 Broadway History , Info & More
Winter Garden Theatre
Drury Lane London
Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2 are adapted by Mike Poulton from Hilary Mantel's double Man Booker Prize winning novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies (published Henry Holt in the U.S.). The plays are based on the deceit, betrayal, and intrigue of the court of Henry VIII. The production features a company of more than twenty actors, headed by Ben Miles as Thomas Cromwell, Lydia Leonard as Anne Boleyn, and Nathaniel Parker as King Henry VIII, all under the direction of Olivier Award nominee Jeremy Herrin, who makes his New York City directing debut. The Royal Shakespeare Company is appearing with the permission of Actors' Equity Association.
Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2 - 2015 - Broadway Cast
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Review: ‘Wolf Hall,’ the Stage Version, Untangles Tudor History With Relish
8 / 10
The stage version...is strictly for fun. That may sound like a weak recommendation to those who wear their brows high. But being fun in period costume for nearly five-and-a-half hours of live theater is no mean achievement...But it's also because Mr. Herrin and Mr. Poulton craftily use the narrative urgency and immediacy of live theater to turn audiences into pleasurably guilty confidants. Spun as a bright web of tittle-tattle, 'Wolf Hall' pours secrets of states and of stately boudoirs into your ears, while reminding you that well-wielded gossip can be a potent (and potentially lethal) political weapon...Working with a vast cast of characters (embodied by a protean ensemble of almost two dozen) and covering many convolutions of plot, history, law and sexual practices, 'Wolf Hall' nonetheless gives the impression of always traveling light...Both staging and script use a galleon-load of hoary theatrical tools and tricks to keep us hooked, in ways that are as effective as they are shameless.
'Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two': Theater Review
7 / 10
Already a hit in London, where it transferred to the West End after bowing to much acclaim at the RSC's home base in Stratford, the production is a mighty undertaking. It's directed by Jeremy Herrin with propulsive energy; designed with commanding stagecraft by Christopher Oram and a superb team on lighting, music and sound; and performed with authority and an abundance of sly humor by a first-rate troupe of 23. If the play's two parts ultimately prove uneven -- with the vigorous, bold-strokes storytelling of Part One giving way to uneven pacing and a nagging shortage of social and political context in Part Two -- that could have something to do with the giant spoiler that even the most distracted history student knows: Anne Boleyn loses her head. As admirable as the production is, it can't compare with the exhilarating vibrancy and theatrical originality of last season's British double-bill, Twelfth Night and Richard III. But while it might fall short of the pantheon of all-time great stage events, Wolf Hall is nonetheless an impressive feat, a compelling drama played out across the canvas of a nation soaked in rain and mud and blood.
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Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2 - 2015 Broadway Awards and Nominations
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| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Ben Miles |
| 2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design | Christopher Oram |
| 2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Jeremy Herrin |
| 2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Lydia Leonard |
| 2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design | David Plater |
| 2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design | Paule Constable |
| 2015 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Ben Miles |
| 2015 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Nathaniel Parker |
| 2015 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Hilary Mantel |
| 2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Ben Miles |
| 2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Costume Design | Christopher Oram |
| 2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Jeremy Herrin |
| 2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Paul Jesson |
| 2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Nathaniel Parker |
| 2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Lydia Leonard |
| 2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Wolf Hall |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Christopher Oram |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Jeremy Herrin |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Paule Constable |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | David Plater |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Nathaniel Parker |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Ben Miles |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Lydia Leonard |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Lydia Leonard |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | The Shubert Organization |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Mike Poulton |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | The Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Will Trice |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Jessica Genick |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Georgia Gatti |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Gabrielle Palitz |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Triple Play Productions |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Kit Seidel |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Just for Laughs Theatricals |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Rebecca Gold |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Scott M. Delman |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Jane Bergere |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | WLE MSG |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Tulchin Bartner Productions |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Kyodo Tokyo, Inc. |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Ron Kastner |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | JAM Theatricals |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Carole Shorenstein Hays |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Playful Productions UK |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Nick Salmon |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Nia Janis |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Matthew Byam Shaw |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Jerry Frankel |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Jeffrey Richards |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Hilary Mantel |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Christopher Oram |
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