The Taming of the Shrew

Press night

21.06.1960

Venue

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Cast

Role and name

• Katharina

  Ashcroft, Peggy

• Wench

  Barnett, Barbara

• Tranio

  Bree, James,

• Huntsman

  Brown, Walter,

• Huntsman

  Buck, David,

• Nicholas

  Buck, David,

• Hortensio

  Church, Tony

• Joseph

  Cruise, Christopher,

• Vincentio

  Dotrice, Roy

• Phillip

  Douglas, Donald

• Hostess

  Edwards, Mavis,

• Widow

  Gifford, Wendy,

• Baptista

  Hardwick, Paul

• Gremio

  Holm, Ian

• Lucentio

  Jeffrey, Peter,

• Huntsman

  Kerry, James,

• Biondello

  Landen, Dinsdale,

• Bartholomew

  Langley, James,

• Pedant

  Layne-Smith, Donald,

• Christopher Sly

  MacGowran, Jack

• Wench

  Miller, Mandy,

• Petruchio

  O'Toole, Peter Seamus

• Lord

  Richardson, Ian

• Wench

  Rigg, Diana,

• Tailor

  Rose, Clifford,

• Bianca

  Sellars, Elizabeth,

• Peter

  Swift, Clive,

• Tapster

  Swift, Clive,

• Prompter

  Thomas, Dave,

• Curtis

  Thorne, Stephen,

• Huntsman

  Voss, Philip,

• Nathaniel

  Wallis, William,

• Boy Player

  Waterman, Dennis,

• Grumio

  Wymark, Patrick

Creative

Role and name

• Director

  Barton, John

• Music by

  Priestman, Brian,

• Designer

  Stone, Alix

• Light Designer

  Wyckham, John,

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William