T.S Eliot's Murder In The Cathedral - Saturday

The Temple Church

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In Association with and featuring members of Middle and Inner Temples

T.S Eliot's Murder In The Cathedral

Starring Philip Franks

Directed by Joe Harmston

"Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"

An influential religious leader is cruelly cut down in the bosom of his temple; the forces of ‘law and order’ are galvanised into repression; a dangerous cult of martyrdom rises in reaction… The year is 1170, the place Canterbury, the martyr a politically astute Archbishop: Thomas a Becket.

King Henry’s words are folklore now; then they unleashed a slaughter which nearly unseated the monarch and shook the nation but who, asks TS Eliot, is this man Becket and why does he choose the path of death? In a world of suicide attacks and religious wars Eliot’s play is painfully resonant and, in its 80th anniversary year, demands fresh analysis.

This brand new investigation stars Philip Franks, is directed by Joe Harmston, and is the product of a close collaboration with Middle Temple and the Temple Church.