Stratford-upon-Avon and West End (2013-14) In January 2013, the
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) announced that it would stage adaptations by
Mike Poulton of
Wolf Hall and
Bring Up the Bodies in its Winter season in the
Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon beginning previews from 11 December 2013, with press performances on 8 January 2014, running until 29 March. The production transferred to London's
Aldwych Theatre from 1 May 2014, for a limited run until 4 October (extended from 6 September due to popular demand).
Broadway (2015) Producers Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel brought the London productions of
Wolf Hall and
Bring Up the Bodies, starring Ben Miles as Thomas Cromwell, Lydia Leonard as Anne Boleyn, Lucy Briers as Katherine of Aragon, and Nathaniel Parker as Henry VIII, to
Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre beginning previews from 20 March with an opening night on 9 April 2015, for a 15-week run until 5 July. The double-bill was re-titled
Wolf Hall Parts One & Two for American audiences. The play was nominated for 8
Tony Awards, including
Best Play. ==Characters and original cast==