Into Thy Hands is a 2011 play by Jonathan Holmes

Jonathan Holmes (theatre director)

Jonathan Holmes is a UK theatre director and writer. He attended Wath Comprehensive School, The University of Birmingham and completed a Ph.D at The Shakespeare Institute...

 on the life of John Donne

John Donne

John Donne 31 March 1631), English poet, satirist, lawyer, and priest, is now considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are notable for their strong and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs,...

 and in particular his actions during 1611 and his relationships with those involved in translating the King James Version. Its title quotes Psalm 31

Psalm 31

Psalm 31 is the 31st psalm of the Book of Psalms.Felix Mendelssohn set it to music a capella in English, using the King James Version.-Judaism:*Verse 6 is part of Baruch Hashem L'Olam in Maariv. It is also part of the prayers of the Bedtime Shema....

 and Luke 23:46, from the sayings of Jesus on the cross

Sayings of Jesus on the cross

There are seven expressions traditionally attributed to Jesus during his crucifixion, gathered from the four Canonical Gospels. Three of the sayings appear exclusively in the Gospel of Luke and three appear exclusively in the Gospel of John. The other saying appears both in the Gospel of Mark and...

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It premiered at Wilton's Music Hall

Wilton's Music Hall

Wilton's Music Hall is a grade II* listed building, built as a music hall and now a more general-purpose performance space in Grace's Alley, off Cable Street in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets...

 in London from 31 May to 2 July 2011 in a production directed by Holmes himself, to mark the 400th anniversary of the Authorized King James Version

400th anniversary of the Authorized King James Version

The 400th anniversary of the Authorized King James Version was a set of events and exhibitions in 2011 commemorating the four-hundredth anniversary of the publication of the Authorized King James Version in 1611.-United Kingdom:...

, with Donne played by Zubin Varla

Zubin Varla

Zubin Varla is a British actor and singer. He played the role of Judas in the 1996 West End revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, alongside Steve Balsamo , Joanna Ampil , and David Burt...

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Premiere cast

• John Donne - Zubin Varla
  Zubin Varla
  Zubin Varla is a British actor and singer. He played the role of Judas in the 1996 West End revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, alongside Steve Balsamo , Joanna Ampil , and David Burt...
  
  
• Donne's wife Anne - Jess Murphy
• Lancelot Andrewes
  Lancelot Andrewes
  Lancelot Andrewes was an English bishop and scholar, who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served successively as Bishop of Chichester, Ely and Winchester and oversaw the translation of the...
  
   - Nicholas Rowe
  Nicholas Rowe (actor)
  Nicholas James Sebastian Rowe is a Scottish actor.-Biography:Rowe was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of English parents Alison, a singer, and Andrew Rowe, a Member of Parliament and editor. He attended Eton and received a BA in Hispanic Studies from Bristol University...
  
  
• Henry Wotton
  Henry Wotton
  Sir Henry Wotton was an English author and diplomat. He is often quoted as saying, "An ambassador is an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country." -Life:The son of Thomas Wotton , brother of Edward Wotton, 1st Baron Wotton, and grandnephew of the diplomat...
  
   and James I
  James I of England
  James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
  
   - Bob Cryer
• Countess of Bedford
  Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford
  Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford was a major aristocratic patron of the arts and literature in the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras...
  
   (Donne's patron) - Stephanie Langton
• Lady Danvers (wife of John Danvers
  John Danvers
  Sir John Danvers was an English courtier and politician. He was one of the signatories of the death warrant of Charles I.-Life:Danvers was third and youngest son of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire, by Elizabeth Danvers...
  
   and patron of Donne) - Helen Masters
  Helen Masters
  Helen Masters is an English actress who has appeared on stage, film and TV.-Early life:Helen Masters grew up in Warwickshire. She attended Kingsley School, Leamington Spa and Solihull School...
  
  
• John Layfield
  John Layfield (theologian)
  John Layfield, D.D. was an English scholar and translator.Layfield was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood before proceeding to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a Fellow from 1585 to 1603. He was chaplain to George Clifford, the 3rd Earl of Cumberland on his 1592 voyage to...
  
   - Stephen Fewell
  Stephen Fewell
  Stephen Fewell is a British actor who portrays Jason Kane in the audio adventures of Bernice Summerfield. He has also appeared in classical theatre and as several roles in various Doctor Who audio productions...