King Lear

Press night

06.11.1962

Venue

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Cast

Role and name

• Servant

  Bennett, Edmond

• Edmund

  Booth, James

• Curan

  Brack, Philip,

• Old Man

  Burrell, Michael,

• Unnamed parts

  Burrell, Michael,

• Duke of Cornwall

  Church, Tony

• Regan

  Collier, Patience,

• Herald

  Corvin, John

• Unnamed parts

  Corvin, John

• Captain

  Cullen, Ian,

• Unnamed parts

  Cullen, Ian,

• Earl of Kent

  Fleming, Tom,

• Messenger

  Geddis, Peter,

• Unnamed parts

  Geddis, Peter,

• Unnamed parts

  Greenhalgh, Paul,

• British Captain 1

  Hewitson, Ian,

• Unnamed parts

  Hewitson, Ian,

• British Captain 2

  Honeycombe, Gordon,

• Unnamed parts

  Honeycombe, Gordon,

• Duke of Albany

  Jeffrey, Peter,

• Unnamed parts

  Lindsay, Ian,

• Fool

  McCowen, Alec

• Doctor

  Morgan, Gareth,

• Edgar

  Murray, Brian,

• Knight

  Murray, Michael,

• Unnamed parts

  Reed, Bryan,

• Cordelia

  Rigg, Diana,

• King Lear

  Scofield, Paul

• Duke of Burgundy

  Steedman, Tony,

• King of France

  Sullivan, Hugh,

• Oswald

  Swift, Clive,

• Earl of Gloucester

  Webb, Alan

• Goneril

  Worth, Irene

Creative

Role and name

• Fight Arranger

  Barton, John

• Designer

  Brook, Peter

• Director

  Brook, Peter

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William