John Osborne's Luther
4 Extra Debut. A look inside the mind of the profound believer in the church's teachings who ended up challenging them all. Stars Harry Lloyd.
It's over 500 years since Martin Luther reputedly hammered his 95 theses on the door of All Saints Church, Wittenberg - starting what became known as the Reformation.
With the Pope using the sale of indulgences to fund his own obsessions and works, Luther had begun to see the church as corrupt. He was excommunicated in 1521.
John Osborne's play skilfully intertwines the sacred and the profane and tries to get inside the mind of the man who started as a profound believer in the church's teachings and ended up challenging them all.
Martin .... Harry Lloyd
Tetzel .... David Troughton
Staupitz .... Adrian Scarborough
Cajetan .... Nicholas Murchie
Hans .... Christian Rodska
Brother Weinand .... John Hollingworth
Prior / Leo .... Jamie Newell
Miltitz .... David Ajoa
Lucas / Eck .... Kieron Jecchinis
Knight .... Nigel Cooke
Katherine .... Amanda Root
The first production of the play was at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham in 1961. It won a Tony Award in 1964.
A Brill production for ±«Óãtv Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2017.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Martin | Harry Lloyd |
| Tetzel | David Troughton |
| Staupitz | Adrian Scarborough |
| Cajetan | Nicholas Murchie |
| Hans | Christian Rodska |
| Brother Weinand | John Hollingworth |
| Prior | Jamie Newell |
| Leo | Jamie Newell |
| Miltitz | David Ajoa |
| Lucas | Kieron Jecchinis |
| Eck | Kieron Jecchinis |
| Knight | Nigel Cooke |
| Katherine | Amanda Root |
| Writer | John Osborne |
Broadcasts
Sat 9 Dec 2017 14:30±«Óãtv Radio 4- Sat 26 Jun 2021 06:00±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 26 Jun 2021 16:00±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 27 Jun 2021 04:00±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
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