The Merchant of Venice

Press night

30.03.1971

Venue

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Cast

Role and name

• Salarino

  Anderson, Miles

• Leonardo

  Ashby, Robert

• Old Gobbo

  Bromley, Sydney

• Lorenzo

  Calder, David,

• Antonio

  Church, Tony

• Maid

  Dearth, Lynn

• Nerissa

  Dearth, Lynn

• Tubal

  Dench, Jeffery

• Portia

  Dench, Judi

• Jessica

  Fiske, Alison,

• Laucelot Gobbo

  Geddis, Peter,

• Prince of Arragon

  Godfrey, Derek,

• Gratiano

  Hutchings, Geoffrey,

• Shylock

  James, Emrys,

• Nerissa

  James, Polly,

• Solanio

  Kumalo, Alton,

• Prince of Morocco

  Lloyd, Bernard,

• Prince of Arragon

  Mason, Brewster

• Tubal

  Mayes, Richard,

• Salerio

  Pedley, Anthony,

• Balthazar

  Shannon, Michael,

• Bassanio

  Williams, Michael

• Duke

  Woodthorpe, Peter,

Creative

Role and name

• Light Designer

  Bradley, John,

• Costume Designer

  Firth, Tazeena,

• Director

  Hands, Terry

• Designer

  O'Brien, Timothy

• Music by

  Woolfenden, Guy

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William