The Pope
by Anthony McCarten
Royal & Derngate (Summer 2019)
Adapted into the Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated screenplay The Two Popes
Cast
Anton Lesser
Faith Alabi
Nicholas Woodeson
Lynsey Beaucamp
Composer: Anne Dudley
Designer: Jonathan Fensom
Lighting: Charles Balfour
Sound: David Gregory
Video: Duncan McLean
Associate Director: Sarah Stacey
Casting: Annelie Powell and Stuart Burt
Production Photographs: Manuel Harlan
★★★★ “Directed with exemplary clarity by James Dacre and stirringly acted” The Guardian
★★★★ “A rhapsodically intense response to an ecclesiastical crisis” The Daily Telegraph
★★★★ “a gift for creating intimate dramas” The Sunday Times
★★★★ “Lesser and Woodeson are, quite simply, divine” WhatsOnStage
★★★★★ “A very timely, masterly and unmissable piece of work” Reviews Hub
★★★★ “Towering performances here from both actors in an enthralling production” WhatsOnStage
★★★★★ “A fascinating work of art” West End Wilma
★★★★ “Absorbing new play” The Daily Mail


