The Merchant of Venice

Press night

12.04.1960

Venue

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Cast

Role and name

• Antonio

  Allen, Patrick

• Unnamed parts

  Barnett, Barbara

• Arragon's Tutor

  Battersby, Julian

• Unnamed parts

  Battersby, Julian

• Antonio's Servant

  Bizley, Roger

• Unnamed parts

  Brown, Walter,

• Solanio

  Buck, David,

• Duke of Venice

  Church, Tony

• Unnamed parts

  Cruise, Christopher,

• Jessica

  Cuka, Frances,

• Unnamed parts

  Dolskie, Gloria,

• Unnamed parts

  Dotrice, Roy

• Unnamed parts

  Douglas, Donald

• Unnamed parts

  Edwards, Mavis,

• Bassanio

  Elliott, Denholm Mitchell

• Arragon's Mother

  Frank, Maroussia,

• Unnamed parts

  Gifford, Wendy,

• Prince of Morocco

  Hardwick, Paul

• Lorenzo

  Holm, Ian

• Unnamed parts

  Kerry, James,

• Launcelot Gobbo

  Landen, Dinsdale,

• Old Gobbo

  MacGowran, Jack

• Nerissa

  Maryott, Susan,

• Unnamed parts

  Miller, Mandy,

• Shylock

  O'Toole, Peter Seamus

• Prince of Arragon

  Richardson, Ian

• Unnamed parts

  Rigg, Diana,

• Prince of Arragon

  Rose, Clifford,

• Stephano

  Rose, Clifford,

• Salerio

  Sumner, David,

• Tubal

  Swift, Clive,

• Unnamed parts

  Thomas, Dave,

• Unnamed parts

  Thorne, Stephen,

• Portia

  Tutin, Dorothy

• Unnamed parts

  Voss, Philip,

• Balthasar

  Wallis, William,

• Leonardo

  Webster, Don,

• Gratiano

  Wymark, Patrick

Creative

Role and name

• Light Designer

  Daniels, Maurice,

• Music by

  Davie, Cedric Thorpe

• Designer

  Heeley, Desmond,

• Director

  Langham, Michael,

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William