The Pope [Performance] Douban
genre:
theater
playwright:
Anthony McCarten
director:
James Dacre
actor:
Anton Lesser
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Nicholas Woodeson
/
Lynsey Beauchamp
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Faith Alabi
Six years ago Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world by resigning, the first Pope in 700 years to do so. What drove this arch-conservative to break with sacred tradition and cede the way for Cardinal Bergoglio – a one time tango club bouncer, football-loving reformer with the common touch – to become Pope Francis, one of most powerful men on earth?
