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The Royal Shakespeare Company'Richard II' by William ShakespeareThe Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon First performance of this production:
15.10.80 The Newcastle Theatre Royal The Aldwych Theatre, London |
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King Richard II |
Alan Howard |
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Queen Isabel his wife |
Domini Blythe |
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John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, his uncle |
Raymond Westwell |
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Henry Bolingbroke son to Gaunt, later Henry IV |
David Suchet |
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Edmund Langley Duke of York, his uncle |
Tony Church |
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Duchess of York |
Eve Pearce |
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Duke of Aumerle son to York |
Jonanthan Hyde |
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Duchess of Gloucester widow of Thomas Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, his uncle |
Judith Harte |
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OF THE KING'S PARTY |
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Sir Henry Bushy |
Paul Webster |
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Sir William Bagot |
Gordon Dulieu |
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Sir Henry Green |
Billie Brown |
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Bishop of Carlisle |
Trevor Baxter |
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Abbott of Westminster |
Paul Webster |
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Sir Stephen Scroop |
Brett Usher |
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Earl of Salisbury |
Michael Siberry |
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Groom |
Jimmy Gardner |
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Thomas Mowbray |
John Bowe |
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Lord Marshall |
Terry Wood |
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First Lady |
Jo Anderson |
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Second Lady |
Sara Moore |
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Welsh Captain |
Sion Tudor-Owen |
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Gardener |
Dennis Clinton |
OF BOLINGBROKE'S PARTY
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Earl of Northumberland Henry Percy his son Sir William Ross Lord Fitzwater Lord Willoughby Lord Berkeley Sir Piers of Exton |
Bruce Purchase Chris Hunter Pip Miller Hugh Ross Dennis Clinton Terry Wood |
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First Gardener's Man Second Gardener's Man York's Servant First Murderer Second Murderer Keeper |
Jimmy Gardner Sion Tudor-Owen Kilian McKenna Michael Fitzgerald William Armstrong Dennis Clinton |
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Michael Tubbs Music Director/Harp Ian Reynolds Flute John Woolf Oboe/Cor Anglais Roger Hellyer Bassoon/Contra Bassoon Peter Morris Horn David Statham Horn Robert Pritchard Trumpet Glenn Coleman Trumpet Gareth Richards Trombone Nigel Garvey Timpani James Jones Percussion |
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Directed By |
Terry Hands |
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Designed By |
Farrah |
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Music By |
Guy Woolfenden |
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Lighting By |
Terry Hands with Clive Morris |
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Fight Arranged By |
Ian McKay |
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Company Voice Work By |
Cicely Berry with Barbara Thomas |
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Assistant Director |
Ian Judge |
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Stage Manager |
Louise Horswill |
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Deputy Stage Manager |
Trevor Williamson |
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Assistant Stage Manager |
Richard Hakin, Dee Jones |
Image of cast list layout in the Richard II programme
The performance is approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes in length, including two intervals. The first interval is 10 minutes and the second interval is 15 minutes.
