Somewhat unsurprisingly, from the author of Look Back in Anger, the toils of Osborne's angry young monk are as personal as they are political. The role was originally performed by Albert Finney 40 years ago,and the portrayal of an inspirational but flawed figure caught up in an internal maelstrom of conviction, emotion and faith, should provide Sewell with plenty of substance to sink his gnashers into (and hopefully help exorcise the memory of his recent lukewarm Macbeth).