Richard III

Press night

20.08.1963

Venue

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Cast

Role and name

• Margaret

  Ashcroft, Peggy

• Unnamed parts

  Barnett, Barbara

• Unnamed parts

  Boden, Anthony

• Bishop of Ely

  Booth, Jolyon

• Duke of Norfolk

  Brack, Philip,

• Murderer 2

  Brack, Philip,

• Unnamed parts

  Curry, Shaun,

• Princess Elizabeth

  Cutts, Valerie,

• Unnamed parts

  Cutts, Valerie,

• Earl of Derby

  Dench, Jeffery

• Edward IV

  Dotrice, Roy

• Queen Elizabeth

  Engel, Susan,

• Messenger 2

  Falk, Ronald,

• Unnamed parts

  Falk, Ronald,

• Unnamed parts

  Falkland, James,

• Duke of Buckingham

  Fleming, Tom,

• Prince of Wales

  Gatrell, Anthony,

• Duke of York

  Gatrell, Peter,

• Messenger 1

  Geddis, Peter,

• Unnamed parts

  Geddis, Peter,

• Unnamed parts

  Hargreaves, David,

• Sir James Tyrrel

  Harrison, Brian

• Richard III

  Holm, Ian

• Prince Edward

  Hunter, James,

• Unnamed parts

  Hunter, James,

• Sir Richard Ratcliff

  Hussey, John,

• Citizen 2

  Jackson, Brian

• Lieutenant

  Jennings, Robert,

• Unnamed parts

  Jennings, Robert,

• Citizen 1

  Jones, Marshall,

• Unnamed parts

  Jones, Marshall,

• Unnamed parts

  Jones, Roger,

• Duke of Clarence

  Kay, Charles,

• Lord Mayor's Wife

  Keith, Penelope,

• Messenger 3

  Knowles, Henry,

• Unnamed parts

  Knowles, Henry,

• Earl Rivers

  Marsden, Roy,

• Unnamed parts

  Maud, Caroline,

• Unnamed parts

  McConnochie, Rhys,

• Sir William Catesby

  McCulloch, Ian,

• Unnamed parts

  Menzies, Lee,

• Earl of Oxford

  Murray, Michael,

• Unnamed parts

  Nightingale, Tim,

• Citizen 3

  Normington, John,

• Murderer 1

  Rose, Clifford,

• Unnamed parts

  Rowlands, David,

• Unnamed parts

  Steiner, John,

• Lord Hastings

  Sullivan, Hugh,

• Lady Anne

  Suzman, Janet,

• Duchess of York

  Thomas, Madoline,

• Unnamed parts

  Walsh, David,

• Earl of Richmond

  Waring, Derek,

• Henry VI

  Warner, David

• Messenger

  Wylton, Tim,

• Unnamed parts

  Wylton, Tim,

• Lord Mayor of London

  Wynne, Ken,

Creative

Role and name

• Adapter

  Barton, John

• Designer

  Bury, John,

• Director

  Hall, Peter

• Music by

  Woolfenden, Guy

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William