Richard II

Press night

24.03.1951

Venue

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Cast

Role and name

• Henry Bolingbroke

  Andrews, Andrew

• Gardener 2

  Atienza, Edward

• Duchess of Gloucester

  Atkinson, Rosalind

• Unnamed parts

  Bannen, Ian

• Lord Berkeley

  Barry, Brendon

• Lord Willoughby

  Bates, Michael

• Servant

  Bayldon, Geoffrey

• Gardener 1

  Bond, Godfrey

• Herald

  Ciceri, Leo,

• Unnamed parts

  Faulkner, Keith,

• Unnamed parts

  Ferrey, Michael,

• Unnamed parts

  Foster, John,

• Thomas Mowbray

  Fox, William,

• Northumberland

  Gauge, Alexander,

• Groom

  Gay, John,

• John of Gaunt

  Griffith, Hugh

• Duke of Surrey

  Gwillim, Jack,

• Duke of York

  Gwynn, Michael,

• Unnamed parts

  Hallett, Ralph,

• Lord Fitzwater

  Halliday, Peter,

• Hotspur

  Hardy, Robert,

• Unnamed parts

  Harley, Timothy,

• Unnamed parts

  Hayes, Michael,

• Abbot of Westminster

  Henchie, Peter,

• Herald

  Hines, Ronald,

• Duke of Aumerle

  Hoskins, Basil,

• Sir William Bagot

  Jackson, Peter,

• Bishop of Carlisle

  Lamont, Duncan,

• Duchess of York

  MacArthur, Joan,

• Keeper

  Marsh, Reginald,

• Sir Henry Green

  Meacham, Michael,

• Lord Ross

  Morant, Philip,

• Unnamed parts

  Moss, James,

• Earl of Salisbury

  Norris, Peter,

• Unnamed parts

  Orr, David,

• Unnamed parts

  Parrish, Clifford,

• Lady

  Penwarden, Hazel,

• Lady

  Roberts, Rachel,

• Sir Pierce of Exton

  Squire, William,

• Queen

  Stannard, Heather,

• Lady

  Steel, Marjorie,

• Unnamed parts

  Townsend, Alan,

• Welsh Captain

  Westwell, Raymond

• Sir Stephen Scroop

  Williams, Peter,

• Sir John Bushy

  Wordsworth, Richard,

• Unnamed parts

  Wynne, Kenneth,

• Richard II

  Redgrave, Michael Scudamore

Creative

Role and name

• Music by

  Bridgewater, Leslie

• Designer

  Moiseiwitsch, Tanya,

• Director

  Quayle, Anthony

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William