King Lear

Press night

02.11.1976

Venue

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Cast

Role and name

• Earl of Gloucester

  Church, Tony

• Doctor

  Clinton, Dennis,

• Old Man

  Clinton, Dennis,

• Regan

  Dench, Judi

• Duke of Albany

  Durden, Richard,

• Edmund

  Ellis, Robin,

• Cornwall's Steward

  Hicks, Greg,

• Herald

  Hicks, Greg,

• Unnamed parts

  Hicks, Greg,

• Oswald

  Howey, David,

• Goneril

  Leigh-Hunt, Barbara,

• Gentleman

  Lyon, David,

• Earl of Kent

  Peck, Bob,

• Edgar

  Pennington, Michael,

• Curan

  Sagoo, Dev,

• Unnamed parts

  Sagoo, Dev,

• King Lear

  Sinden, Donald,

• Captain

  Tanner, Leon,

• Gloucester's Steward

  Tanner, Leon,

• Unnamed parts

  Tanner, Leon,

• Cordelia

  Taylerson, Marilyn,

• Messenger to Albany

  Whitworth, Paul,

• Unnamed parts

  Whitworth, Paul,

• Fool

  Williams, Michael

• Duke of Cornwall

  Woodvine, John,

• Duke of Burgundy

  Woodward, Peter,

• Messenger

  Woodward, Peter,

• Unnamed parts

  Woodward, Peter,

• King of France

  Zuber, Marc,

• Unnamed parts

  Zuber, Marc,

Creative

Role and name

• Light Designer

  Morris, Clive,

• Designer

  Napier, John

• Director

  Nunn, Trevor

• Fight Arranger

  Woodward, Peter,

• Music by

  Woolfenden, Guy

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William