The story is loosely based on an event in Italy thirty years prior to the play's composition: the murder of Vittoria Accoramboni in Padua on 22 December 1585. Webster's dramatisation of this event turned Italian corruption into a vehicle for depicting "the political and moral state of England in his own day", particularly the corruption in the royal court. The play explores the differences between the reality of people and the way they depict themselves as good, "white", or pure.

 

Cast:

Vittoria- Alex McCardle

Francisco- Nathaniel Kershaw

Brachiano- Alfie Reynolds

Lodovico- Jack Solloway

Gasparo- Chloe Christian

Antonelli- Scarlett Marshall

Cornelia- Lisa Maguire

Marcello- Nathan Buckley

Monticelso- Jack Burkhill

Hortensio- Mark Mehta

Isabella- Helen Monks

Camillo- Sam Allen

Zanche - Tamar Saphra

 

Crew:

Director - Thalia Caddy

Producer - Polly Sculpher

Stage Manager - James Bailey