
International Theatre Database
2017.03.30 ~ 2017.04.29
RSC
2017.03.30 ~ 2017.04.29
Hull Truck Theatre
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. 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.