A Chichester Festival Theatre production
in association with Duncan C Weldon and Paul Elliott
WORLD PREMIERE
THE LAST CONFESSION
by ROGER CRANE
Cast in order of appearance
Cardinal Giovanni Benelli – David Suchet
The Confessor – Michael Jayston
Cardinal Luciani, later Pope John Paul I – Richard O’Callaghan
Monsignor Magee – Roger May
Cardinal Villot – Bernard Lloyd
Bishop Marcinkus – Stuart Milligan
Pope Paul VI – Clifford Rose
Cardinal Felici – Charles Kay
Cardinal Ottaviani – John Franklyn-Robbins
Cardinal Baggio – Bruce Purchase
Cardinal Suenens – Michael Cronin
Cardinal Gantin – Joseph Mydell
Cardinal Lorscheider – Joseph Long
Father Lorenzi – Paul Foster
Sister Vincenza – Maroussia Frank
Dr Buzzonetti/Thomas – Christopher Mellows
Ensemble – Paul Beech John Davitt Adam Napier
Peter Coxon Luke Osborne Andrew Wallis
Director – David Jones
Designer – William Dudley
Costume Designer – Fotini Dimou
Lighting Designer – Peter Mumford
Composer – Dominic Muldowney
Casting Director – Joyce Nettles
Assistant Director – Thomas Hescott
Costume Supervisor – Carrie Bayliss
Production Manager – Paul Hennessy
Company Manager – Di Holt
Stage Manager – Xenia Lewis
Deputy Stage Manager – Judith Barrow
Assistant Stage Managers – Jessica Cutler, Kerrie Driscoll
Props Supervisor – Abi Duddleston
April: Fri 27OUP, Sat 28OUP, Mon 30OUP
May: Tue 1P, Wed 2P, Thu 3, Fri 4, Sat 5m&e, Tue 8PN, Wed 9, Thu 10m(D)&e(T), Fri 11(D),
Sat 12m(D)&e, Mon 14, Tue 15, Wed 16m&e(S), Thu 17, Fri 18, Sat 19m&L
OUP = Open University Preview
P = Preview
PN = Press Night
D = Audio Described Performance
S = Sign Interpreted Performance
T = Post Show Discussion
m = matinee
e = evening
L = Last Night