"Three men tried without jury, burnt alive on Broad Street, did you see it?"

The People of the Play - Cast

In Order of Appearance

Mr Winkle, a gaoler at The Bocardo prison, Oxford - Ned Harrison

I had extensive theatrical experience at school, largely involving pretending to be a director of plays such as Journey's End and The Physicists. Having escaped Westminster I then took a role in Patrick Marber's Dealer's Choice at the Edinburgh Festival 2000. I went on to pretend that travelling around areas of Asia with hot climates, plentiful beaches and cheap drink was a worthwhile way to spend a Gap year, and am currently kept busy at Corpus Christi College pretending that English is a real degree. Shhh, they'll never know.

Mr Wells, a gaoler at The Bocardo prison, Oxford -

Thomas Cranmer, Edwardian Archbishop of Canterbury - Ned Dalby

Ned is a first year Classics student at Univ. School productions Ned has acted in include A Midsummer Night's Dream, Henry VI, Out of Order, Chekhov's Three Sisters and Ian McEwan's Jack Flea's Birthday Celebration which he also directed. At Oxford Ned won the award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Hirin in Univ's Drama Cuppers 2001 entry, A Jubilee by Chekhov, and also acted in Spring Awakening (Playhouse, H2002). Ned is also a committee member and treasurer for Univ Players and is co-directing the Univ Garden Show A School for Scandal.

Earl of Arundel, Edwardian and Marian Privy Councillor - Chip Horne

Chip Horne is a first year classicist at Balliol. In his first term he directed and acted in Revue Sketches by Harold Pinter for the Cuppers Drama Festival and won the Best Actor Award. In the 2002 New Writing Festival he acted in Breaking Ice; his own play, a comedy entitled Marco's, was one of eight scripts to be short-listed by the Royal Court Theatre from a total of forty-two and he is planning to produce it in November.

William Paulet, Edwardian and Marian Privy Councillor - Alan Geering

Engineering, though interesting, can be a little dry. Theatre is what keeps me in (and always on the edge of getting kicked out of) Oxford. Outside of Play the Man I have played roles in 3 Oxford shows, my total for the year will be 5. In the last few weeks I have accepted a place on the CTC (Christian Theatre Company) committee where I will be working to support Oxford Drama off stage as well as on. Next Show: School for Scandal, University College Gardens, 6th week.

Hugh Latimer, Edwardian Bishop of Worcester -

Margaret Cranmer, wife to Cranmer - Jane Welsh

At Oxford Jane's most recent acting credits include OUCDS' 'Medea' (Playhouse) and Jakal Production's 'Six Left Feet' (BT). In Hilary of this year she became involved in LSW Prison Project's Oxford Performance of 'Voices' and recently visited Rochester Prison. She has also co-directed 'Cyrano de Bergerac' (OFS) and visited the studio of London Bloomsbury theatre and the Edinburgh Festival with T.S. Eliot's 'The Cocktail Party'. In Trinity she will also be performing at the BT in Harold Pinter's 'Betrayal'.

Meg Cranmer, daughter to Cranmer - Claudia Renton

Claudia Renton is a second year at Trinity reading history. At Oxford she has performed in Sophistry (BT) and Blithe Spirit (OFS). Outside university, she has appeared in 'The Cazalets' (BBC) and the feature film 'Dead Bolt Dead'.

Antony Hussy, servant to Cranmer -

Peter Martyr Vermigli, Edwardian Oxford academic - Robert Mullock

Born and raised in Manchester my first dabble in theatre was an unadulterated success. I landed the much sought after role of Theseus in Theseus and the Minotaur in my primary school leavers play. Between the ages of 11 and 18 my theatrical career seemed to have died a premature death. Starting at University College Oxford as a fresher this year, my acting was soon resurrected in the Drama Cuppers festival with Chekhov's short play The Jubilee. Other plays I have appeared in include The Duchess of Malfi, Arcadia and Max Frisch's The Fire Raisers, another play which ends in flames.

Thomas Cranmer, son to Cranmer

Edmund Bonner, Marian Bishop of London - Richard Darbourne

Having been strongly involved in theatre from an early age, Richard Darbourne, a second year theologian at Pembroke College is relishing the challenge of performing in the open air. Having studied the period at A-level he is very keen to attempt to recreate Bishop Bonner. In Oxford, after his nomination for best actor in Cuppers 2000 has gone on to play Walker/Ned Janeway in "Three Days of Rain", Lysander in "Midsummer Night's Dream" and more recently Josef K in Berkoff's adaptation of "The Trial" and the Tutor in "Medea" at the Playhouse. Other credits include Valentine in "Two Gentlemen of Verona", Mark Driscoll in "Dangerous Obsession" and Tom in "The Accrington Pals" which he also directed.

Gilbert Bourne, chaplain to Mary - Ned Harrison

1st Guard, at The Tower of London - Adrian Kendal

Adrian Kendal is a 2nd year medical student at Trinity College. This is the first play he has been in since early school roles in The Insect Play, and The Six Of Calais nearly a decade ago. He was instantly taken with James Mumford's vision and impressed with the writers' enthusiasm that has helped carry it so far. He greatly looks forward to working with Patrick Malone and being a small part of an excellent project.

2nd Guard, at The Tower of London - Alex Slee

Alex has not graced the stage since his his school play 'The Wizard of Oz' when he was 8 years old. Thirteen years on, and in his third year reading Greats at Trinity, Alex feels his youth would be incomplete without at least one more theatrical appearance. He therefore relishes the prospect of acting in such an unique and exciting production, both in his incidental role as the 2nd Guard at the Tower of London, and as baddie Bishop Brooks, the Papal Legate.

Stephen Gardiner, Marian Bishop - Mark Lowen

The first part that Mark played on stage was, in fact, a bishop in the wartime farce 'See How They Run' so he is delighted to return to his clerical dramatic roots in 'Play the Man'. Since arriving at Oxford, Mark has been a finalist in Cuppers 2001 with Brian Friel's two-hander 'The Yalta Game'. He also played Harker in the OFS production of 'Dracula' (MT 01). At school he played leads in 'The Fantasticks' and The Physicists' in which he took the role of Einstein. Coming from a thespian background, Mark has worked extensively in the voice-over field for ten years. Mark is a first year at Balliol studying History and French.

Nicholas Heath, Marian Bishop - Jonathan Gordon

Jonathan is a second year undergraduate reading English at Worcester. Before coming up to Oxford he trained at GSMD and spent a gap year on a performing arts program in Princeton. In Oxford he has appeared as Richmond in Richard III (OFS MT '01), Carr in Travesties (Worcester, HT '01) and Voinov in Les Justes (Worcester HT '02). He wrote and directed Dracula at the OFS last Michaelmas, assistant directed Hansel and Gretel (OFS HT '02) and is directing And Then There Were None at the OFS in fifth week this term. He is thrilled to be working on Play The Man.

Queen Mary, of England - Amy Hayes

I am currently in my first year and studying English at Keble college. Being a member of the National Youth Theatre since the age of 15, I took principal roles in an epic production of 'Nicholas Nickleby' at the Lyric theatre, London. This production was such a sucess that it was chosen to go on tour, and was the biggest and most critically claimed production that NYT have ever produced. In Oxford I have played Salome in Salome, 'Mrs Alving' in Ghosts as well as directing for the New Writing Festival and 'My Mother Said I never Should' at the Burton Taylor. I am very excited at playing 'Queen Mary' for Play the Man.

Simon Renard, chaplain to Mary - Ed Olsworth-Peter

Ed has been involved in theatre for most of his life. He has been part of local theatre companies, has led and co-ordinated street theatre in South America and has performed in various productions whist at university in Bristol. In Michaelmas term 2001 Ed played the Viscount de Valvert and a Spanish officer in the OUDS production of Cyrano de Bergerac at the OFS. Both characters involved a sword fight with Cyrano but unfortunately they both met their maker at his hands. Ed is very pleased that Renard manages to stay alive to the end of this production! He is currently studying theology at Wycliffe Hall after which he will be ordained into the Church of England.

Alice, lady in waiting to Mary - Hannah Croft

Hannah Croft is a first year modern linguist at Magdalen. Her nomination for Best Actress in "Cuppers" led her on to leading roles in Pinter's Silence at the BT last term and in Kafka's Dick by Alan Bennett at the Moser earlier this term. She is delighted to be involved with such an exciting and unique project as Play the Man and is looking forward to having such direct contact with Royalty. Hannah enjoys being active in the theatrical world of Oxford, a pursuit that allows her to combine her two great passions: acting and essay-writing-procrastination.

Warden, at The Tower of London - David Larlee

David Larlee is a first year theologian at Wycliffe Hall. He was first introduced to drama behind a microphone and over the airwaves in a number of Radio productions in Canada. "As a student pursuing ordination in the Anglican Church, I'm incredibly excited to be taking part in recreating this tremendous moment of our history." Since his arrival in Oxford he has also stepped out from behind the mic to take part in OUDS' production of Cyrano de Bergerac where he played the role of Jodelet & Carbon de Castel Jalloux.

Nicholas Ridley, Edwardian Bishop of London - Ilan Goodman

Ilan is a first year studying psychology and philosophy. In Oxford he has so far appeared in Hansel and Gretel (OFS), Spring Awakening (Playhouse) and Entertaining Mr. Sloane (OFS). Before university Ilan appeared in numerous school productions including The Physicists (as Mobius), The Boys from Syracuse (Dromio) and The Fantasticks (Huckleberry). Productions at the Edinburgh festival include Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (Adam), The Imbecile (Luca) and Inside the Island (Andy). Ilan will be making his directorial debut at the end of this term with Louis de Bernieres 'Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World' at the BT.

John Bradford, chaplain to Ridley - Daniel Dolley

Daniel was a member of a youth drama company for more than seven years where he performed in many student productions as well as doing a number of LAMDA acting and improvisation exams. Before coming to Oxford he attended Esher College in Surrey where he performed in Kaufman and Hart's Once In a Lifetime and played Sleary in a stage adaptation of Hard Times. He appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe 2001 where he played the lead in a student production of The Good and Faithful Servant by Joe Orton. He was nominated for best actor in Drama Cuppers 2001.

James Brooks, Papal Legate - Alex Slee

Juan De Villagarcia, Marian Oxford academic -

Nicholas Woodson, attendant to Cranmer - Ilan Goodman