Sovereign
Author(s):
Based on the novel by C J Sansom, adapted by Mike Kenny
Company:
York Theatre Royal
The year is 1541.
Lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak await the arrival of Henry VIII who is travelling to York in spectacular style to display his power and ‘sort out’ the northern rebels. Tasked with a secret mission, Shardlake is protecting a dangerous prisoner who is to be returned to London for interrogation.
But when the murder of a York glazier plunges Shardlake into a deep mystery which threatens the Tudor dynasty itself, he must work against time to avert a terrifying chain of events.
Told through the voices of the people of York, featuring a large local cast and choir, this is community theatre on a grand scale.
