Richard III

Press night

24.03.1953

Venue

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Cast

Role and name

• Prince of Wales

  Adams, Anthony

• Buckingham

  Andrews, Harry

• Sir Richard Ratcliff

  Blake, Mervyn

• Duchess of York

  Boyd, Margot,

• Lord Hastings

  Britton, Tony,

• Earl of Derby

  Bushelle, John,

• Unnamed parts

  Chadwick, Diana,

• Lord Grey

  Clinton, Dennis,

• Unnamed parts

  Culliford, James,

• Pursuivant

  Davenport, Nigel,

• Scrivener

  Duguid, Peter,

• Sir Thomas Vaughan

  Duguid, Peter,

• Earl Rivers

  Eccles, Donald,

• Unnamed parts

  Glendenning, John,

• Richard III

  Goring, Marius

• Earl of Oxford

  Graham, Denys,

• Unnamed parts

  Gray, Charles,

• Unnamed parts

  Hart, George,

• Murderer

  Hayes, Michael,

• Priest

  Hayes, Michael,

• Earl of Richmond

  Hoskins, Basil,

• Unnamed parts

  Howard, Charles,

• Edward IV

  Howlett, Noel,

• Earl of Surrey

  Johnson, Peter,

• Unnamed parts

  Jones, Gareth,

• Robert Brackenbury

  Kay, Bernard,

• Queen Elizabeth

  Kempson, Rachel

• Unnamed parts

  Kilby, John,

• Unnamed parts

  King, David,

• Sir Walter Herbert

  Malone, Cavan,

• Ghost Prince Edward

  Martin, Richard,

• Royal Page

  Martin, Richard,

• Lady Anne

  Mitchell, Yvonne,

• Cardinal Bourchier

  Morant, Philip,

• Duke of Norfolk

  Morant, Philip,

• Earl of Warwick

  Morris, James,

• Lord Mayor of London

  Norris, Peter,

• Royal Page

  O'Brien, David,

• Marquess of Dorset

  Peacock, William,

• Unnamed parts

  Roberts, John,

• Queen Margaret

  Sanderson, Joan,

• Duke of York

  Scroggins, Robert,

• Unnamed parts

  Sherry, Raymond,

• Sir William Catesby

  Thomas, Powys

• Murderer

  Townsend, Alan,

• Sir William Brandon

  Townsend, Alan,

• Bishop of Ely

  Turner, Michael,

• Captain Blunt

  Turner, Michael,

• Duke of Clarence

  Warre, Michael,

• Unnamed parts

  Watson, Mary,

• Ghost of Henry VI

  Wellman, James,

• Sir James Tyrrel

  Wellman, James,

• Lord Lovel

  Willis, Jerome,

• Unnamed parts

  Wilson, Jean,

Creative

Role and name

• Music by

  Bridgewater, Leslie

• Designer

  Motley,

• Director

  Shaw, Glen Byam,

• Light Designer

  Streuli, Peter,

• Fight Arranger

  Warre, Michael,

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William