RETURNING to the Royal Shakespeare Company next month for the first time in 12 years is the versatile Henry Goodman.

He’ll be taking the title role in the Swan Theatre production of Ben Jonson’s great satirical comedy, Volpone.

Also returning to the theatre he created is former RSC artistic director Trevor Nunn, who will be directing this production when it opens on Thursday, July 9.

Henry Goodman was last with the RSC in 2003 with Richard III and he last collaborated with Trevor Nunn on the award-winning productions of The Merchant of Venice and Summerfolk at the National Theatre in 1999. 

His recent theatre credits include Yes Prime Minister (Chichester/West End); The Holy Rosenbergs (National Theatre) and as the eponymous Arturo Ui in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Chichester/West End).

Joining him in this contemporary production of Jonson’s money obsessed society is Orion Lee as Volpone’s servant Mosca. Orion’s numerous credits include the films x+y, Skyfall and Fury and in the theatre his credits include Enron (Chichester, Royal Court, West End) and Wild Swans (Young Vic). Orion is currently a series regular on Sky TV’s Critical.