Henry VI: The Battle for the Throne

Press night

27.02.1978

Venue

Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Cast

Role and name

• Lord Rivers

  Bertenshaw, Michael

• Mayor of York

  Bertenshaw, Michael

• Tutor to Rutland

  Bertenshaw, Michael

• Earl of Oxford

  Brown, Bernard,

• Keeper

  Brown, Bille,

• Watch

  Brown, Bille,

• Lady Bona

  Chandler, Fleur,

• Earl of Richmond

  Cherry, Richard,

• Earl of Rutland

  Cherry, Richard,

• Huntsman

  Connell, Pat,

• Sir John Mortimer

  Connell, Pat,

• Watch

  Connell, Pat,

• Prince of Wales

  Cook, Ron,

• Duke of Norfolk

  Dunbar, Philip,

• Earl of Warwick

  Glover, Julian,

• Marquess of Montague

  Guinness, Matthew,

• Henry VI

  Howard, Alan MacKenzie

• Duke of Somerset

  Hutchings, Geoffrey,

• King of France

  Imbusch, Paul,

• Richard Duke of York

  James, Emrys,

• Duke of Clarence

  Klaff, Jack,

• Duke of Gloucester

  Lesser, Anton

• Edward IV

  Lynch, Alfred,

• Lord Hastings

  Meaden, Dan,

• Queen Margaret

  Mirren, Helen

• Northumberland

  Mitchell, Iain,

• Lord Clifford

  Naylor, Anthony,

• A Father

  Purcell, Roy,

• Sir Hugh Mortimer

  Purcell, Roy,

• Sir William Stanley

  Purcell, Roy,

• Lady Elizabeth Grey

  Raitt, Anne,

• A Son

  Shaw-Parker, David

• Sir John Somerville

  Shaw-Parker, David

• Watch

  Shaw-Parker, David

• Duke of Exeter

  Terry, Nigel,

Creative

Role and name

• Light Designer

  Bradley, John,

• Designer

  Farrah,

• Director

  Hands, Terry

• Light Designer

  Hands, Terry

• Music by

  Woolfenden, Guy

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William