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STARS SIGN UP FOR
THE MARLOWE SESSIONS
TO REIMAGINE THE PIONEER OF ELIZABETHAN THEATRE
JUNE 2 - JUNE 27
THIS JUNE , THE MALTHOUSE THEATRE IN CANTERBURY WILL BRING TOGETHER A CAST OF LEADING EXPERT ELIZABETHAN ACTORS AND SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN BRITISH THEATRE FOR A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME CELEBRATION OF THE WORKS OF CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE .
Starring a cast list of up-and-coming theatrical talents , established names and national treasures , The Marlowe Sessions is a reimagining of Elizabethan theatre ’ s enfant terrible .
Eleanor Wylde ( Misfits , Thirteen , Hamlet ) and Adrian Schiller ( The Last Kingdom , Dr Who , Victoria ), will rise to the challenge of the lead roles of Abigail and Barabbas in Marlowe ’ s classic The Jew of Malta . The on-stage pairing , who respectively played Jessica and Shylock in the Sam Wanamaker Globe Theatre ’ s acclaimed 2021 production of The Merchant of Venice , this time taking on the parts widely accepted to have provided Shakespeare with the blueprint for the original courtroom drama .
Named an International Star of Tomorrow by Screen International , rising National Theatre and Shakespeare ’ s Globe talent Thallissa Teixera ( Trigonometry , Anne Boleyn , Ragdoll ) will take the lead role in Dido , Queen of Carthage .
The Olivier Award nominated Jack Holden ( Journey ’ s End , Outlander , Midsummer Night ’ s Dream ) will play the tragic Edward II alongside Royal Shakespeare Company leviathan Micheal Maloney , ( The Crown , Macbeth , Young Victoria ) as Guise in Massacre At Paris .
In addition to taking on the title role in Tamburlaine , Parts I & II . Elizabethan theatre stalwart Alan Cox ( Say My Name , Contagion , A Voyage Around My Father ) whose work with the improvisational company The School Of Night has seen him recognised as one of the leading exponents of the craft , will also lead an accomplished ensemble appearing throughout the run of shows .
The Marlowe Sessions ’ associate producer Mark Rice-Oxley - whose acting career was launched after being selected by Dame Judi Dench for the Evening Standard award that paid his way through drama school - will bring a wealth of experience from appearances at Shakespeare ' s Globe , the West End , and New York , together with another RSC and National Theatre veteran in Christopher Staines ( Wolf Hall , Pride & Prejudice , Dr Faustus ).
RSC Associate Forbes Masson ( Hamlet , Macbeth , As You Like It ) will also play multiple roles alongside Olivier nominee Zubin Varla ( Fun Home , I , Claudius , Deep State ), Amanda Ryan ( Midsummer Night ’ s Dream , Shameless , The Forsyte Saga ), Amber James ( Titus Andronicus , Antony and Cleopatra , Ransom ), and Elliot Cowan ( Da Vinci ’ s Demons , The Crown , Peaky Blinders ).
Also appearing will be Riad Richie ( Tamburlaine , Macbeth , Romeo & Juliet ), Robin Morrissey ( Twelfth Night , Juno And The Paycock , Cloud Atlas ), George Jones ( Blackpool Lights , Runaways , Cherry Jezebel ), and Andrew Woodhall ( Julius Caesar , The Count of Monte Cristo , Solo : A Star Wars Story ).
Limited tickets have been released on sale for local audiences to experience this significant project first hand with just two performances of each Marlowe play playing throughout June
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