Much Ado About Nothing

Press night

06.06.1950

Venue

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Cast

Role and name

• Beatrice

  Ashcroft, Peggy

• Unnamed parts

  Atienza, Edward

• Unnamed parts

  Atkinson, Michael

• Unnamed parts

  Atkinson, Rosalind

• Ursula

  Audley, Maxine

• Don John

  Badel, Alan

• Unnamed parts

  Barrington, Felicity

• Unnamed parts

  Barry, Brendon

• Unnamed parts

  Bond, Godfrey

• Unnamed parts

  Brockman, Brian

• Unnamed parts

  Collingwood, Bernard,

• Unnamed parts

  Cox, Oliver,

• Leonato

  Cruickshank, Andrew,

• Verges

  Dare, Richard,

• Watch 3

  Dunbar, John,

• Benedick

  Eustrel, Antony,

• Unnamed parts

  Evens, Romany,

• Unnamed parts

  Ferrey, Michael,

• Beatrice

  Ffrangcon-Davies, Gwen

• Unnamed parts

  Gay, John,

• Benedick

  Gielgud, John

• Messenger

  Green, Nigel,

• Unnamed parts

  Halliday, Peter,

• Borachio

  Hardwick, Paul

• Friar Francis

  Hardy, Robert,

• Unnamed parts

  Hayes, John,

• Unnamed parts

  Henchie, Peter,

• Watch 1

  Herbert, Percy,

• Sexton

  Hines, Ronald,

• Unnamed parts

  Hoskins, Basil,

• Unnamed parts

  Jackson, Peter,

• Hero

  Jefford, Mary Barbara

• Antonio

  Kasket, Harold,

• Unnamed parts

  Kelly, Michael,

• Claudio

  Lander, Eric,

• Watch 2

  Lepper, Charles,

• Unnamed parts

  Lytton, David,

• Unnamed parts

  Marsh, Reginald,

• Unnamed parts

  Money, John,

• Unnamed parts

  Ney, Michael,

• Unnamed parts

  Penwarden, Hazel,

• Don Pedro

  Quartermaine, Leon,

• Dogberry

  Rose, George,

• Margaret

  Russell, Mairhi,

• Unnamed parts

  Service, Anthony,

• Conrade

  Shaw, Robert,

• Unnamed parts

  Siddons, Harold,

• Unnamed parts

  Williams, Ward,

• Unnamed parts

  Woodman, David,

• Boy

  Wright, John,

• Balthazar

  York, John,

Creative

Role and name

• Designer

  Andreu, Mariano

• Music by

  Bridgewater, Leslie

• Director

  Gielgud, John

• Choreographer

  Grant, Pauline,

• Light Designer

  West, Christopher,

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William