The Royal Shakespeare CompanyCoriolanusThe Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon. First performance of this production: 18.10.77. |
Caius Martius later Coriolanus Volumnia his mother Virgilia his wife Valeria their friend Gentlewoman Young Martius |
Alan Howard Maxine Audley Fleur Chandler Yvonne Coulette Jill Baker Jamie Glover/ |
ROMANS |
Cominius the consul Titus Lartius Menenius First Roman Senator afterwards Nicanor Second Roman Senator Sicinius Velutus a tribune to the people Junius Brutus a tribune to the people Aedile First Roman Citizen Second Roman Citizen Third Roman Citizen Fourth Roman Citizen Fifth Roman Citizen Sixth Roman Citizen Seventh Roman Citizen |
Jeffery Dench Bernard Brown Graham Crowden Paul Imbusch John Burgess Tim Wylton Oliver Ford- Davies Pat Connell Barrie Rutter Philip Dunbar Arthur Whybrow Richard Derrington David Shaw-Parker Matthew Guiness Iain Mitchell |
VOLSCIANS |
Tullus Aufidius First Volscian Senator Second Volscian Senator afterwards Adrian Volscian Lieutenant First Volscian Citizen Second Volscian Citizen Third Volscian Citizen |
Julian Glover Desmond Stokes Stephen Jenn Charles Dance Anthony Naylor Billie Brown Michael Bertenshaw |
Directed by Designed by Music by Company voice work by Fights arranged by Assistant Director Stage Manager Deputy Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager |
Terry Hands Farrah Ian Kellam Cicely Berry Ian McKay Ian Judge Robin Miskimmin Louise Horswill Hilary Graham |
MUSICIANS: Michael Tubbs Music Director, Gordon Bennet trumpet, Nigel Garvey timpany, Roger Hellyer bassoon, Peter Morris horn, Robert Pritchard trumpet, Ian Reynolds flute, piccolo, Gareth Richards trombone, David Statham horn, Robin Weatherall percussion, John Woolf oboe cor anglais. |
Act 1 will be about 45 minutes. Act II will be about 75 minutes. Act III will be about 60 minutes. There will be two intervals.