Wolf Hall (stage play)

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Wolf Hall is a stage adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s historical novel about Thomas Cromwell’s rise in the court of Henry VIII, dramatizing Tudor politics and intrigue.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stage play ⓘ
theatrical adaptation ⓘ
adaptationOf historical novel ⓘ
basedOn Wolf Hall (novel) ⓘ
linked to: Wolf Hall
basedOnWorkAuthor Hilary Mantel ⓘ
characterInclusion members of the Tudor court ⓘ
chronology covers rise of Thomas Cromwell in Henry VIII’s court ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts Anne Boleyn ⓘ
Henry VIII of England ⓘ
Tudor court politics ⓘ
genre biographical play ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ
hasPart dramatic scenes of Tudor court intrigue ⓘ
historicalBasis 16th-century English history ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Thomas Cromwell ⓘ
medium live theatre ⓘ
narrativePerspective focus on Thomas Cromwell ⓘ
portrays downfall of Anne Boleyn ⓘ
legal and political maneuvering of Thomas Cromwell ⓘ
relationship between Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII ⓘ
settingPeriod Tudor England ⓘ
settingPlace Court of Henry VIII ⓘ
subjectMatter English Reformation politics ⓘ
royal marriage politics ⓘ
targetAudience adult theatre audiences interested in historical drama ⓘ
theme political intrigue ⓘ
power and ambition ⓘ
religious conflict ⓘ

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Nathaniel Parker → notableWork → Wolf Hall (stage play) ⓘ
Matthew Byam Shaw → notableWork → The Mirror and the Light (stage adaptation) ⓘ
linked to: Wolf Hall (stage play)
Sonia Friedman Productions → notableProduction → Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies ⓘ
linked to: Wolf Hall (stage play)