Richard III

Press night

24.05.1961

Venue

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Cast

Role and name

• Lord Lovel

  Bailey, Paul

• Unnamed parts

  Bailey, Paul

• Unnamed parts

  Barr, Richard

• Canterbury

  Battersby, Julian

• Earl of Surrey

  Battersby, Julian

• Unnamed parts

  Blackham, Michael

• Lord Hastings

  Blakely, Colin

• Duke of York

  Blount, Adrian

• Unnamed parts

  Breaks, Sebastian,

• Earl of Oxford

  Buck, David,

• Sir James Tyrell

  Buck, David,

• Duchess of York

  Church, Esme,

• Edward IV

  Church, Tony

• Lady Anne

  Dixon, Jill,

• Margaret

  Evans, Edith

• Pursuivant

  Flynn, Eric,

• Unnamed parts

  Flynn, Eric,

• Duke of Norfolk

  Gostelow, Gordon,

• Murderer 1

  Gostelow, Gordon,

• Marquis of Dorset

  Holmes, Peter,

• Unnamed parts

  Holmes, Peter,

• Murderer 2

  Hunter, Russell,

• Sir James Blunt

  Hunter, Russell,

• Archbishop of York

  Jerome, Roger,

• Unnamed parts

  Jerome, Roger,

• Ratcliffe

  Kerry, James,

• Tressel

  Kerry, James,

• Prince Edward

  Lewis, Michael,

• Duke of Clarence

  McEnery, Peter,

• Unnamed parts

  McKenzie, Bruce,

• Lord Grey

  Morgan, Gareth,

• Unnamed parts

  Morgan, Gareth,

• Earl of Richmond

  Murray, Brian,

• Earl Rivers

  Murray, Michael,

• Daughter of Clarence

  Mussell, Rosemary,

• Lord Stanley

  Phillips, Redmond,

• Richard III

  Plummer, Christopher

• Duke of Buckingham

  Porter, Eric

• Sir William Catesby

  Richardson, Ian

• Bishop of Ely

  Rose, Clifford,

• Brakenbury

  Rose, Clifford,

• Priest

  Scott-Dodd, Ronald,

• Unnamed parts

  Scott-Dodd, Ronald,

• Queen Elizabeth

  Sellars, Elizabeth,

• Scrivener

  Wale, Terry,

• Unnamed parts

  Wale, Terry,

• Lord Mayor of London

  Wallis, William,

• Page

  Warchus, Michael,

• Unnamed parts

  Warchus, Michael,

• Berkeley

  Wright, Brian,

• Unnamed parts

  Wright, Brian,

Creative

Role and name

• Fight Arranger

  Barton, John

• Director

  Gaskill, William

• Designer

  Herbert, Jocelyn,

• Light Designer

  Richard, Pilbrow

• Music by

  Wilkinson, Marc,

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William