Haris Frangoulis

Arden must die


Sixteenth-century domestic tragedy is brought to life in one of its earliest surviving (albeit anonymous) texts. Attributed at times to Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Kyd, the work provides the material for Haris Frangoulis’ fourth directorial venture. Based on a true story—the murder of Thomas Arden by his wife and her lover—the play takes on the character of a masterfully plotted thriller. The crime highlights issues of religion, power, violence and passion, centering on a man of power who dies along with his turbulent times.