King John

Press night

15.04.1948

Venue

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Cast

Role and name

• Messenger

  Amyes, Julian

• James Gurney

  Bass, Alfie

• Citizen of Angiers

  Bates, Michael

• Blanche

  Bloom, Claire

• Constance

  Burrill, Ena,

• Unnamed parts

  Davion, Alexander,

• Messenger

  Diamond, Arnold,

• Unnamed parts

  Dipper, Alan,

• Lord Bigot

  Godfrey, Michael,

• Queen Elinor

  Grahame, Ailsa,

• Earl of Salisbury

  Gwynn, Michael,

• Earl of Pembroke

  Hardwick, Paul

• Arthur

  Harley, Timothy,

• King John

  Helpmann, Robert,

• Unnamed parts

  Herrington, Keith,

• Lewis the Dauphin

  Justin, John,

• Archduke of Austria

  Kasket, Harold,

• Cardinal Pandulph

  Kidd, John,

• Citizen of Angiers

  Kneale, Tom,

• Chatillon

  Knight, Esmond,

• Unnamed parts

  Melville, Elizabeth,

• Hubert de Burgh

  Monk, William,

• Earl of Essex

  Priestley, Manfred,

• Unnamed parts

  Purdom, Edmund,

• Philip Faulconbridge

  Quayle, Anthony

• Unnamed parts

  Russell, Mairhi,

• Philip of France

  Scofield, Paul

• Citizen of Angiers

  Squire, William,

• Unnamed parts

  Stannard, Heather,

• Unnamed parts

  Urquhart, Robert,

• Unnamed parts

  Van Eyssen, John,

• Lady Faulconbridge

  Whitehouse, Lorna,

• Prince Henry

  Williams, Clifford

• Peter of Pomfret

  Willman, Noel,

• Robert Faulconbridge

  Willman, Noel,

• Melun

  Wilmer, Douglas,

• Unnamed parts

  Wroe, David,

Creative

Role and name

• Director

  Benthall, Michael

• Music by

  Bridgewater, Leslie

• Designer

  Cruddas, Audrey,

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William