A Royal Gathering: Wolf Hall Parts One & Two Open Officially on Broadway

Mike Poulton’s Wolf Hall Parts One and Two open officially on Broadway on April 9 at the Winter Garden Theatre. The dramas, based on Hilary Mantel’s acclaimed novels, feature a whole lot of British history, period costumes and a cast that’s Tu-dor for. The Royal Shakespeare Company production is helmed by Jeremy Herrin. In honor of the plays’ big day, Broadway.com resident artist Justin “Squigs” Robertson penned this sketch of the royal crew.

The whole gang is present; the portrait features Ben Miles as Thomas Cromwell, Nathaniel Parker as King Henry VIII and Lydia Leonard as Anne Boleyn, along with Paul Jesson as Cardinal Wolsey, Lucy Briers as Katherine, Leah Brotherhead as Jane Seymour, Olivia Darnley as Lizzie Wykys, Pierro Niel-Mee as Christophe, Daniel Fraser as Gregory Cromwell, Joshua Silver as Rafe Sadler, Giles Taylor as Thomas Cranmer, and John Ramm as Thomas More.

Happy opening to the cast of Wolf Hall. Stay focused, and keep your head screwed on tight. Especially you, Anne Boleyn. Too soon?



About the Artist: With a desire to celebrate the magic of live theater and those who create it, and with a deep reverence for such touchstones as the work of Al Hirschfeld and the wall at Sardi’s, Squigs is happy and grateful to be among those carrying on the traditions where theater and caricature meet. He was born and raised in Oregon, lived in Los Angeles for quite a long time and now calls New York City his home.