Murder in the Cathedral

Danny Sapani stars in T S Eliot's 1935 verse drama about the murder and martyrdom of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170.

Thomas Becket.....Danny Sapani
The Chorus.....Kirsty Oswald, Sasha McCabe and Maggie Steed
The Priests.....Chris Lew Kum Hoi and Clive Hayward
The Fourth Tempter.....Jasmine Hyde
The Messenger.....Django Bevan
The Four Knights.....Matthew Gravelle, Silas Carson, Joseph Ayre and Philippe Spall.

Music composed by Joseph Howard and performed by the BBC Singers, with percussionist Louise Anna Duggan.

Production co-ordinators Eleri Sydney McAuliffe and Lindsay Rees
Sound design....Catherine Robinson and Rhys Morris

A BBC Audio Wales production, adapted and directed by Emma Harding

Danny Sapani's extensive theatre work includes Jason in Medea opposite Helen McCrory (National Theatre) and Brutus in Julius Caesar (Globe Theatre) and the title role in Out of Joint’s Macbeth. His film work includes Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Black Panther; television credits include Penny Dreadful, The Crown and Killing Eve.