Full cast announced for THE TWO POPES at Rose Theatre Kingston

Full casting has been announced for the London premiere and tour of Anthony McCarten’s The Two Popes, which runs at the Rose Theatre Kingston from 9-23 September.

Following its run at the Rose Theatre, the production will tour to Cambridge, Cheltenham, Northampton, Oxford and Bath.

Joining the previously announced Anton Lesser (Pope Benedict XVI) and Nicholas Woodeson (Cardinal Bergoglio – the future Pope Francis) will be Lynsey Beauchamp as Sister Brigitta and Leaphia Darko as Sister Sophia, with Malcolm James and Angela Jones in the ensemble. 

From the writer of the Academy Award-winning Bohemian Rhapsody, Darkest Hour and The Theory of Everything, comes the play that sparked a major motion picture. 

Nine years ago, Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world by resigning, the first Pope in 700 years to do so. What drove this archconservative to break with sacred tradition and make way for a former tango club bouncer and football-loving reformer with the common touch, to become Pope Francis?

Directed by James Dacre, with original music by Grammy and BRIT Award-winning composer Anne Dudley, the production is designed by Jonathan Fensom, with lighting by Charles Balfour, sound by David Gregory, video & projection by Duncan McLean., and casting by Annelie Powell CDG and Stuart Burt CDG.

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