The Last Confession

The Last Confession
Written byRoger Crane
CharactersGiovanni Benelli
Pope John Paul I
Jean-Marie Villot
Paul Marcinkus
Pope Paul VI
Pericle Felici
Alfredo Ottaviani
Date premiered27 April 2007
Place premieredUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
GenreReligious, Crime, Drama
SettingVatican City, 1978

The Last Confession is a stage play by Roger Crane about the election and death of Pope John Paul I. The play follows Giovanni Benelli who recounts, during his last confession, his role in the death of John Paul and how this led him to lose his faith. It premiered at the Chichester Festival Theatre on 27 April 2007.[1]

  1. ^ Sell, Michael. "The Last Confession". The Stage. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2020.