The Merchant of Venice

Press night

17.03.1953

Venue

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Cast

Role and name

• Page

  Adams, Anthony

• Antonio

  Andrews, Harry

• Portia

  Ashcroft, Peggy

• Tubal

  Blake, Mervyn

• Bassanio

  Britton, Tony,

• Prince of Morocco

  Bushelle, John,

• Unnamed parts

  Chadwick, Diana,

• Nerissa

  Charlesworth, Marigold,

• Unnamed parts

  Clinton, Dennis,

• Unnamed parts

  Culliford, James,

• Unnamed parts

  Davenport, Nigel,

• Balthasar

  Duguid, Peter,

• Unnamed parts

  Glendenning, John,

• Singer

  Graham, Denys,

• Unnamed parts

  Gray, Charles,

• Leonardo

  Hart, George,

• Lorenzo

  Hoskins, Basil,

• Unnamed parts

  Howard, Charles,

• Old Gobbo

  Howlett, Noel,

• Unnamed parts

  Johnson, Peter,

• Unnamed parts

  Jones, Gareth,

• Unnamed parts

  Kay, Bernard,

• Unnamed parts

  Kilby, John,

• Gaoler

  King, David,

• Unnamed parts

  Malone, Cavan,

• Stephano

  Martin, Richard,

• Jessica

  Mitchell, Yvonne,

• Duke of Venice

  Morant, Philip,

• Page

  Morris, James,

• Unnamed parts

  O'Brien, David,

• Salerio

  Peacock, William,

• Launcelot Gobbo

  Pleasence, Donald,

• Unnamed parts

  Roberts, John,

• Page

  Scroggins, Robert,

• Gratiano

  Shaw, Robert,

• Servant

  Sherry, Raymond,

• Prince of Arragon

  Thomas, Powys

• Solanio

  Turner, Michael,

• Unnamed parts

  Watson, Mary,

• Unnamed parts

  Willis, Jerome,

• Unnamed parts

  Wilson, Jean,

• Shylock

  Redgrave, Michael Scudamore

Creative

Role and name

• Director

  Carey, Denis

• Designer

  Scott, Hutchinson,

• Music by

  Slade, Julian,

• Light Designer

  Streuli, Peter,

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William