A co-production with RSC, Hull Truck Theatre and Hull UK City of Culture 2017, The Hypocrite was a comedy about Sir John Hotham and Charles I written by Richard Bean and directed by Philip Breen in 2017.
The Hypocrite was a riotous original comedy from award-winning playwright Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) which played in the Swan Theatre in 2017. Transferring direct from Hull to Stratford-upon-Avon this co-production was directed by Phillip Breen.
SYNOPSIS
April 1642. Sir John Hotham, Governor of Hull, is charged by Parliament to secure the arsenal at Hull and deny entry to King Charles I. If only it were that simple. With a Royalist siege outside the city walls and the rebellion of the mob within, Civil War seems inevitable and losing his head more than probable.
Cast
Mark Addy - Sir John Hotham
Martin Barrass - Mayor Barnard
Danielle Bird - Drudge
Rachel Dale - Messenger/Soldier/Local
Neil D'Souza - Peregrine Pelham
Laura Elsworthy - Connie
Ben Goffe - Charles I/Ghost
Danielle Henry - Sweet Lips/Mme Frottage/Lady Digby
Adrian Hood - Executioner/Captain Moyer
Asif Khan - Captain Jack
Andrew Langtree - Peters/Messenger/Soldier
Jordan Metcalfe - James, Duke of York
Sarah Middleton - Frances Hotham
Pierro Niel-Mee - Durand Hotham
Rowan Polonski - Prince Rupert of the Rhein
Paul Popplewell
Caroline Quentin - Lady Sarah Hotham
Josh Sneesby - The Ranter
Matt Sutton - John Saltmarsh
Creative team
Director - Phillip Breen
Designer - Max Jones
Lighting - Tina MacHugh
Music and Lyrics - Grant Olding
Sound - Andrea J Cox
Stunts and Movement - Annie Lees-Jones
Fights - Renny Krupinski
Illusions - Chris Fisher
