The Royal Shakespeare CompanyHenry VI Part TwoThe Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon First performance of this production: 30.6.77 |
LANCASTER |
King Henry VI Queen Margaret Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, his uncle Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester Cardinal Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester The Duke of Suffolk The Duke of Somerset The Duke of Buckingham Lord Clifford Young Clifford, his son Lord Say Sir Humphrey Stafford Sir William Stafford, his brother Sir John Stanley |
Alan Howard Helen Mirren Graham Crowden Yvonne Coulette John Rhys-Davies Peter McEnery Oliver Ford-Davies Charles Dance Jeffery Dench Anthony Naylor Morris Perry Edwin Richfield Michael Bertenshaw Stephen Jenn |
YORK |
Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York Edward, his son Richard, his son |
Emrys James Alfred Lynch Anton Lesser |
NEVILLE |
The Earl of Salisbury The Earl of Warwick, his son |
Clem McCallin Julian Glover |
COMMONS |
Jack Cade George Bevis John Holland Dick, the butcher Smith, the weaver Peter Simpcox Simpcox's wife Sawyer Beadle Apprentice Bolingbroke Margery Jourdain John Hume John Southwell Sheriff The Clerk of Chatham Horner The Mayor of St Albans Sergeant Lieutenant Walter Whitmore Master Mate First Gentleman Second Gentleman Alexander Iden |
James Laurenson Desmond Stokes Philip Dunbar Barrie Rutter Arthur Whybrow Richard Derrington John Burgess Roberta Taylor Billie Brown Iain Mitchell Ian McNeice Stephen Jenn Myrtle Moss Morris Perry Michael Bertenshaw Dan Meaden David Shaw-Parker Edwin Richfield Dan Meaden Edwin Richfield Barrie Rutter Dan Meaden Iain Mitchell Ian McNeice Stephen Jenn Michael Bertenshaw Dan Meaden |
Directed by Designed by Music by Lighting arranged by Company voice work by Assistant Director Fights arranged by Stage Manager Deputy Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager |
Terry Hands Farrah Guy Woolfenden John Bradley Cicely Berry Ian Judge Ian McKay Robin Miskimmin Louise Horswill Andrew Campbell |
MUSICIANS: Michael Tubbs Music Director, Gordon Bennett trumpet, Nigel Garvey percussion, Roger Hellyer bassoon, rauschpfeiffe, Peter Morris horn, Robert Pritchard trumpet, Ian Reynoldsflute, Gareth Richards trombone, David Statham horn, Robin Weatherall percussion, John Woolf oboe. |
Act 1 will be about 1 hour and 35 minutes. Act 2 will be about 1 hour and 10 minutes. There will be an interval of 15 minutes.