DOUBT a parable

One of the finest British actresses of her generation, Maxine Peake, stars with Olivier Award winner Ben Daniels in this new production of John Patrick Shanley’s award-winning drama.

A Catholic school in the Bronx, 1964. Sister Aloysius, the strong-minded Principal has her suspicions that one of her teaching fathers is abusing a vulnerable pupil. Without proof, she is forced to take matters into her own hands. As the elements of her investigation come invigoratingly together like clockwork, the gripping story poses fascinatingly nuanced questions of moral certainty.

Maxine Peake shot to fame in Victoria Wood’s dinnerladies and has appeared in some of the most popular TV series of the last twenty years including Channel 4’s Shameless, Silk, The Village, The Hollow Crown, Inside No. 9 and Black Mirror on the BBC, as well as portraying the notorious Myra Hindley in ITV’s See No Evil. On stage, she has played the title role in Hamlet, with other iconic credits including Miss Julie and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. 

Ben Daniels is a veteran of television, film and theatre. His television credits include The Rings of Power, Interview with the Vampire, Foundation, The Crown, The Exorcist  and House of Cards. Film credits include roles in Benediction, Captive State, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and The Exception. Ben is an award-winning stage actor who has appeared in numerous productions including The Normal Heart (National Theatre –Critics Circle Best Actor, Olivier Award Nomination - Best Actor), All My Sons (National Theatre - Olivier Award, Best Supporting Actor), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Broadway - Tony and Drama Desk Nominations – Best Actor) and Never The Sinner (Playhouse Theatre - Olivier Award Nomination - Best Supporting Actor) 

 Rachel John’s West End credits include Songs For A New World, Girl From The North Country, Hamilton, The Bodyguard, Memphis, Rent and We Will Rock You. She was recently seen on screen in The Marvels, directed by Nia DaCosta, and as a vocalist mesmerised audiences performing as the opening act for the legendary artist Dionne Warwick throughout her UK tour and West End run.

Newcomer Holly Godliman made her feature film debut this year in Keira Knightley’s The Woman in Cabin 10, and has appeared onstage in Queen Margaret, Top Girls and Macbeth for the Richard Burton Company (RWCMD).

Director Lindsay Posner, one of the UK’s most sought after directors, returns to Bath fresh from the West End transfers of Noises Off, A View From The Bridge and The Deep Blue Sea.

After first being performed on Broadway in 2005, DOUBT a parable has since gone on to huge international acclaim, and was filmed in 2008 with Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman.