Episode description

In the final episode of our series, Elliot sits down with John Moss, the last director on the 2022 season. John will be directing Sir Thomas More next summer, and it marks a very exciting move towards including other contemporaries in our season - Shakespeare's involvement in this play is confirmed only via one handwritten page of the script! Sir Thomas More is a fascinating play with striking relevance to our world today, and John and Elliot touch on a couple of those themes in their discussion, such as the topic of refugees. 

John provides a background to the play for those who don't know about it, and he explains why it is a special and important part of Shakespeare's work. We also learn what drew him to the play in the first place, why he's excited to collaborate with his actors on this 430 year old play, and why it made him want to join the Canterbury Shakespeare Festival to direct it...