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Don Carlos

A Rose Theatre Kingston, Exeter Northcott and Nuffield Southampton Theatres co-production in association with ARA

By Friedrich Schiller | Translated by Robert David MacDonald | Directed by Gadi Roll

We are delighted to announce a major new revival of Friedrich Schiller’s romantic drama Don Carlos, starring Tom Burke, as part of the Rose’s 10th anniversary season.

‘Love is only known by him who hopelessly persists in love’

A magnificent tale of passion and power set against the chilling backdrop of the bloody and ruthless Spanish Inquisition.

Written just two years before the French Revolution, Schiller’s Don Carlos is a man caught at the intersection of passion and politics: smitten by his stepmother and seduced by Posa’s dangerous vision of freedom. The chilling work is full of Shakespearean echoes and its themes of justice and equality; freedom of expression and conscience; religious bigotry and state persecution are as relevant today as ever.

Director Gadi Roll brings his trademark dynamic imagery and haunting sound-scapes to Schiller’s masterpiece.

Cancellation Policy

No refunds are available after purchase.

Cast

Celebrated actor Tom Burke plays Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa. Best known for his role as Athos in the BBC series The Musketeers, as Dolokhov in the BBC literary-adaptation miniseries War & Peace and most recently for his role as the titular character Cormoran Strike in the BBC series Strike, Tom's theatre credits include The Deep Blue Sea at the National Theatre, Reasons to be Happy at Hampstead Theatre and Macbeth at the Almeida Theatre.

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Suitable For Children

Recommended 14+

What's It About?

Don Carlos is torn apart when his tyrannical father King Philip II seals a peace deal by marrying French noble Elizabeth de Valois, the love of Carlos’ life. The heartbroken heir turns for help to his closest friend, Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa, a champion of the oppressed, who questions the monarch’s iron rule and becomes an unlikely power broker in the duplicitous court.

Times

6th November - 17th November 2018

Where Do I Go

24-26 High Street

Kingston upon Thames

KT1 1HL

Rose Theatre, Kingston

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