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He announces that he is to travel abroad on a diplomatic mission and appoints the hardline Angelo in his place, while remaining in the city in disguise to keep a curious and watchful eye.
When Angelo sentences the brother of a novice nun, Isabella, to death for a sexual indiscretion, she approaches Angelo to plead for his life. What follows is a series of shocking revelations, blackmail, sexual scandal and political intrigue.
The cast includes Olivier Award-winner Rory Kinnear - Burnt by the Sun, Philistines, The Man of Mode (National Theatre), Festen (Almeida), Mary Stuart (Donmar), Margaret Thatcher: The Long Road to Finchley (BBC); BAFTA-winner Anna Maxwell Martin - Poppy Shakespeare (ITV), Cabaret (West End), Bleak House (BBC); and Ben Miles Coupling (BBC), Richard II and The Norman Conquests (Old Vic).
Michael Attenborough, a former Principal Associate Director of the RSC, directs his first Shakespeare production as Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
| Matinee | - | - | - | - | - | 2:30 | - |
| Evening | 7:30 | 7:30 | 7:30 | 7:30 | 7:30 | 7:30 | - |
Midweek matinees: 2.30pm on 24 February, 3, 17, 24 & 31 March
Saturday matinees: 2:30pm from 20 February
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