Volpone

Volpone is already a very rich man. But he worships gold, he understands greed, and he wants to get even richer. He knows that the bankers and lawyers and businessmen in the city around him will stop at nothing to make money... more and more money. Sound familiar?

Our former Artistic Director Trevor Nunn returns to the Swan Theatre that he created, to direct Ben Jonson's comic, satiric, angry, timeless play. Nunn's most recent work with us was directing King Lear (with Ian McKellen) and The Seagull, which both played in Stratford-upon-Avon before touring the world.

Henry Goodman has most recently played Arturo Ui (for which he received an Olivier Best Actor Nomination) at Chichester Festival Theatre and in the West End. He returns to the RSC to play Volpone, having last appeared with us as Richard III (2003).