Robert Bolt's tense play of conscience, made into a film starring Paul Scofield, charts the dramatic events leading to the execution of Sir Thomas More in 1535. More enters into political and moral conflict with King Henry VIII over king's intention to divorce Catherine of Aragon.
Robert Bolt was one of England's truly great post-war dramatists. Since leaving a teaching career in the 1950s, Bolt wrote plays that were both critical and popular successes, developing a theme that runs throughout his work - that of the conflict between a person and the society in which they live. Bolt's first and most famous success was 'A Man For All Seasons', which he also adapted for the screen, about the conflict between Sir Thomas More and King Henry VIII. Bolt was also a film director and wrote award winning screenplays for some of the great films of the 20th century, including Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and The Mission. He died in 1995.
"A Man for All Seasons is a stark play, sparse in its narrative,
sinewy in its writing, which confirms Mr Bolt as a genuine and
solid playwright, a force in our awakening theatre." --Daily
Mail
A Man for All Seasons is a stark play, sparse in its narrative,
sinewy in its writing, which confirms Mr Bolt as a genuine and
solid playwright, a force in our awakening theatre. Daily Mail"
"A Man for All Seasons is a stark play, sparse in its narrative,
sinewy in its writing, which confirms Mr Bolt as a genuine and
solid playwright, a force in our awakening theatre."--"Daily Mail"
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