Volpone

Our former Artistic Director Trevor Nunn returned 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. 

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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?

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

 

Company

Andy Apollo - Bonario
Sheila Atim- Assistant to Lady Politic Would-Be
Ankur Bahl - Androgyno
Guy Burgess - Judge/Merchant
Geoffrey Freshwater - Corbaccio
Henry Goodman - Volpone
Marcus Griffiths - Commandatori
Rhiannon Handy - Celia
Simon Hedger - Judge
Julian Hoult - Castrone
Matthew Kelly - Corvino
Jon Key - Nano
Orion Lee - Mosca
Annette McLaughlin - Lady Politic Would-Be
Steven Pacey - Sir Politic Would-Be
Miles Richardson - Voltore
Richard Rees - Judge
Colin Ryan - Peregrine
Nav Sidhu - Notary
Gabby Wong - Assistant to Lady Politic Would-Be

Creatives

Director - Trevor Nunn
Designer - Stephen Brimson Lewis
Lighting - Tim Mitchell
Music - Steven Edis
Sound - Fergus O'Hare
Movement - Lynne Page
Fight Director - Terry King 
Video - Nina Dunn

 

Production gallery

Production image of Henry Goodman as Volpone holding a gold bar.

Henry Goodman as Volpone in Volpone. 

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
Production image of a seated Henry Goodman as Volpone surrounded by his performers Julian Hoult as Castrone, Ankur Bahl as Androgyno and Jon Key as Nano.

Henry Goodman as Volpone, Julian Hoult as Castrone, Ankur Bahl as Androgyno and Jon Key as Nano in Volpone. Photo by Manuel Harlan 

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
Production image of Geoffrey Freshwater as Corbaccio holding a briefcase and supported by a stick.

Geoffrey Freshwater as Corbaccio in Volpone. 

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
Matthew Kelly as Corvino clutching a brown business bag.

Matthew Kelly as Corvino in Volpone. 

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
Two men in suits next to a man lying in a hospital bed.

Orion Lee as Mosca, Matthew Kelly as Corvino and Henry Goodman as Volpone in Volpone. 

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
Two men in suits argue beside an occupied hospital bed.

Orion Lee as Mosca, Henry Goodman as Volpone as Matthew Kelly as Corvino in Volpone. 

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
Volpone's performers dance, kicking out their legs to the side.

Ankur Bahl as Androgyno, Jon Key as Nano and Julian Hoult as Castrone in Volpone.

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
An enraged Matthew Kelly as Corvino raising a cane.

Matthew Kelly as Corvino in Volpone. 

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
Orion Lee as Mosca in a shiny grey suit.

Orion Lee as Mosca in Volpone. 

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
Lady Politic Would-Be in blue dress and cream handbag, with a projection of her face behind her on a large screen.

Annette McLaughlin as Lady Politic Would-Be in Volpone.

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
Production image of Gabby Wong as Assistant to Lady Politic Would-Be, Annette McLaughlin as Lady Politic Would-Be, Sheila Atim as Assistant to Lady Politic Would-Be and Jon Key as Nano.

Gabby Wong as Assistant to Lady Politic Would-Be, Annette McLaughlin as Lady Politic Would-Be, Sheila Atim as Assistant to Lady Politic Would-Be and Jon Key as Nano in Volpone. 

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
Annette McLaughlin as Lady Politic Would-Be posing for a selfie with Henry Goodman as Volpone.

Annette McLaughlin as Lady Politic Would-Be and Henry Goodman as Volpone in Volpone.

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
A glamorous woman stands behind a man in a hospital robe with breathing tubes in his nose

Annette McLaughlin as Lady Politic Would-Be and Henry Goodman as Volpone in Volpone. 

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
A woman and man talk as someone tends to a person in a hospital bed behind them

Rhiannon Handy as Celia and Matthew Kelly as Corvino in Volpone. 

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
Henry Goodman as Volpone is out of disguise trying to seduce Rhiannon Handy as Celia.

Rhiannon Handy as Celia and Henry Goodman as Volpone in Volpone. 

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
Orion Lee as Mosca and Henry Goodman as Volpone both seated on the hospital style bed.

Orion Lee as Mosca and Henry Goodman as Volpone in Volpone.

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
Orion Lee as Mosca and Miles Richardson as Voltore, talking together in sharp suits.

Orion Lee as Mosca and Miles Richardson as Voltore in Volpone.

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
Two men in suits are watched by a man drinking beer from a bottle.

Steven Pacey as Sir Politic Would-Be, Guy Burgess as Waiter and Colin Ryan as Peregrine in Volpone.

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
A man in a red robe sits behind a man in black suit and robes at a desk.

Richard Rees as Judge and Nav Sidhu as Notary in Volpone.

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
Three men and a woman look at papers on a desk as Volpone looks on from behind a screen.

Henry Goodman as Volpone, Annette McLaughlin as Lady Politic Would-Be, Orion Lee as Mosca, Matthew Kelly as Corvino and Geoffrey Freshwater as Corbaccio in Volpone. 

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
Men in red robes are seated at the corners of the stage, watching a man in a suit speak from the centre.

The cast of Volpone.

Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC – Image Licensing
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