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Murder in the Cathedral

At Theatre Royal Bath, Bath · 14 performances from Tue 10 Nov to Sat 21 Nov.

One of the greatest actors of his generation stars in one the greatest plays of the 20th century. Giants of the theatre combine as Sir David Suchet stars in T.S. Eliot's epic study of a character who has shone through almost one thousand years of history, Thomas Becket. The award-winning Orange Tree Theatre stage a sweeping, atmospheric drama directed by Tom Littler, with a cast of twenty, direct from Richmond's striking St. John the Divine church. 1170. A nation divided. Once the best of friends, King Henry II and his Archbishop, Thomas Becket, are now mortal enemies. Ignoring his allies’ fea