King Lear

Press night

18.07.1950

Venue

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Cast

Role and name

• Edgar

  Andrews, Harry

• Cordelia

  Ashcroft, Peggy

• Unnamed parts

  Atienza, Edward

• Unnamed parts

  Atkinson, Michael

• Goneril

  Audley, Maxine

• Fool

  Badel, Alan

• Unnamed parts

  Barry, Brendon

• Servant

  Bates, Michael

• Unnamed parts

  Bateson, Timothy

• Servant

  Bayldon, Geoffrey

• Old Man

  Bond, Godfrey

• Unnamed parts

  Brockman, Brian

• Unnamed parts

  Collingwood, Bernard,

• Unnamed parts

  Conway, Cyril,

• Unnamed parts

  Cox, Oliver,

• Earl of Kent

  Cruickshank, Andrew,

• Unnamed parts

  Ferrey, Michael,

• Regan

  Ffrangcon-Davies, Gwen

• Edmund

  Green, Nigel,

• Duke of Albany

  Gwynn, Michael,

• Servant

  Halliday, Peter,

• Duke of Cornwall

  Hardwick, Paul

• Knight

  Hardy, Robert,

• Unnamed parts

  Hayes, John,

• Curan

  Henchie, Peter,

• Unnamed parts

  Herbert, Percy,

• Unnamed parts

  Hines, Ronald,

• King of France

  Hoskins, Basil,

• Unnamed parts

  Jackson, Peter,

• Captain

  Kelly, Michael,

• Unnamed parts

  Lander, Eric,

• Unnamed parts

  Lepper, Charles,

• Unnamed parts

  Marsh, Reginald,

• Herald

  Money, John,

• Unnamed parts

  Ney, Michael,

• Doctor

  Norris, Peter,

• Earl of Gloucester

  Quartermaine, Leon,

• Oswald

  Rose, George,

• Unnamed parts

  Service, Anthony,

• Duke of Burgundy

  Shaw, Robert,

• Unnamed parts

  Siddons, Harold,

• Captain

  Williams, Ward,

• Unnamed parts

  Woodman, David,

• Unnamed parts

  Wright, John,

• Unnamed parts

  York, John,

• King Lear

  Gielgud, John

Creative

Role and name

• Director

  Gielgud, John

• Designer

  Hurry, Leslie

• Light Designer

  Northen, Michael,

• Director

  Quayle, Anthony

• Music by

  Thorpe-Davie, Cedric,

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William