

Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. 'If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?'Įngland, May 1536. The bestselling sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall trilogy. 'Her Cromwell novels are, for my money, the greatest English novels of this century' Observer 'It is a book not read, but lived' Telegraph Mantel's books Wolf Hall and and Bring Up the Bodies won the prestigious Man Booker Prize in 20, respectively, making the author the first woman ever to receive the award twice.Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction The production will feature scenic and costume design by Christopher Oram who won both Olivier and Tony Awards for his work on Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies and music by Stephen Warbeck. Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies earned acclaim for its 2014 London runs and transferred to Broadway in 2015 under the name Wolf Hall: Parts One and Two. But with the threat of invasion and the King’s legacy tottering, Cromwell is vulnerable and his enemies are poised to strike. And to the disgust of Henry’s nobles, Thomas Cromwell continues his ruthless ascent from the gutters of Putney to the highest rank beside his master.

Jane Seymour must deliver King Henry a healthy heir.

Anne Boleyn’s fate has been sealed by the executioner. The trilogy charts the riveting rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell in the ruthless court of Henry VIII 1536. Nathaniel Parker will reprise his Olivier-winning and Tony-nominated perfoermance as Henry VIII. Mantel adapted the story for the stage alongside Ben Miles, who will return to his role as Thomas Cromwell. The Mirror and the Light, which is the third and final installment of the trilogy, following Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, will have its world premiere at the West End's Gielgud Theatre beginning September 23. London audiences will soon be able to experience the conclusion of Dame Hilary Mantel's award-winning Wolf Hall series.
