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David Suchet's Becket praised in Murder in the Cathedral revival

Original: TS Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral review – gather in wonder at David Suchet’s excellent archbishop By Mark Lawson St Jo

Mark Lawson reviews a new London staging of TS Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral at St John the Divine church, praising David Suchet's performance as Thomas Becket. The Guardian critic says the 1935 verse drama has its eccentricities but Suchet plays the doomed archbishop with a Shakespearean relish, calling his portrayal excellent and worth gathering to see in wonder.

Why now: A fresh, well-reviewed London production featuring the celebrated actor David Suchet is drawing attention to Eliot's classic verse drama.

David SuchetTS EliotMark LawsonMurder in the CathedralSt John the Divine church, London

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• TS Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral review – gather in wonder at David Suchet’s excellent archbishop By Mark Lawson St John the Divine church, London The poet’s 1935 verse drama has its eccentricities but the meticulous star plays Thomas Becket with a Shakespearean relish… · guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media

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