The Merchant of Venice

Press night

11.07.1947

Venue

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Cast

Role and name

• Balthazar

  Ackland, Joss

• Duke of Venice

  Avenell, William

• Nerissa

  Burns, Helen,

• Unnamed parts

  Cooper, George,

• Gratiano

  Eason, Myles,

• Unnamed parts

  Ewbank, Elizabeth,

• Unnamed parts

  Godwin, Margaret,

• Old Gobbo

  Groser, Antony,

• Prince of Arragon

  Harrison, John

• Antonio

  Hudd, Walter,

• Stephano

  Jackson, Maxwell,

• Unnamed parts

  Johnson, Lois,

• Launcelot Gobbo

  Jones, Dudley,

• Unnamed parts

  Leatherland, Pamela,

• Portia

  Lehmann, Beatrix,

• Unnamed parts

  Mackie, Joanna,

• Unnamed parts

  Mahony, Diana,

• Tubal

  March, William,

• Leonardo

  Maxwell, Tony,

• Unnamed parts

  Mayes, John,

• Jessica

  Parker, Joy,

• Bassanio

  Payne, Laurence,

• Salanio

  Pearce, Lennard,

• Unnamed parts

  Randall, John,

• Unnamed parts

  Renny, Richard,

• Shylock

  Ruddock, John,

• Lorenzo

  Sinden, Donald,

• Prince of Morocco

  Stephenson, Paul,

• Unnamed parts

  Sutcliffe, Irene,

• Salarino

  Warner, John,

• Unnamed parts

  Wright, Beryl,

Creative

Role and name

• Director

  Benthall, Michael

• Music by

  Easdale, Brian,

• Designer

  Fedorovitch, Sophie,

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William