Hamlet

Press night

11.04.1961

Venue

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Cast

Role and name

• Unnamed parts

  Bailey, Paul

• Hamlet

  Bannen, Ian

• Unnamed parts

  Barr, Richard

• Unnamed parts

  Battersby, Julian

• Unnamed parts

  Blackham, Michael

• Gravedigger 1

  Blick, Newton

• Francisco

  Breaks, Sebastian,

• Unnamed parts

  Breaks, Sebastian,

• Rosencrantz

  Buck, David,

• Player 1

  Church, Tony

• Unnamed parts

  Flynn, Eric,

• Ghost

  Gostelow, Gordon,

• Osric

  Gostelow, Gordon,

• Claudius

  Hardwick, Paul

• Unnamed parts

  Holmes, Peter,

• Gravedigger 2

  Hunter, Russell,

• Lucianus

  Hunter, Russell,

• Unnamed parts

  Jerome, Roger,

• Barnardo

  Kerry, James,

• Unnamed parts

  Knights, Narissa,

• Laertes

  McEnery, Peter,

• Ophelia

  McEwan, Geraldine

• Sailor

  McKenzie, Bruce,

• Unnamed parts

  McKenzie, Bruce,

• Unnamed parts

  Morgan, Gareth,

• Horatio

  Murray, Brian,

• Unnamed parts

  Murray, Michael,

• Unnamed parts

  Mussell, Rosemary,

• Polonius

  Phillips, Redmond,

• Guildenstern

  Richardson, Ian

• Marcellus

  Rose, Clifford,

• Unnamed parts

  Scott-Dodd, Ronald,

• Gertrude

  Sellars, Elizabeth,

• Player Queen

  Wale, Terry,

• Unnamed parts

  Wale, Terry,

• Priest

  Warchus, Michael,

• Unnamed parts

  Warchus, Michael,

• Unnamed parts

  Ward, Georgina,

• Fortinbras

  Warren, Barry,

• Claudius

  Willman, Noel,

• Captain

  Wright, Brian,

• Unnamed parts

  Wright, Brian,

Creative

Role and name

• Fight Arranger

  Barton, John

• Choreographer

  Grant, Pauline,

• Designer

  Hurry, Leslie

• Music by

  Rawsthorne, Alan,

• Director

  Wood, Peter,

• Light Designer

  Wyckham, John,

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William