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The Nottingham Theatre Trust Ltd. in association with the Arts Council of Great Britain presentsThe Nottingham Playhouse Companyin The Tragic History of Richard IIby William ShakespeareDirected by John Neville Assisted by Michael Rudman This revival opened at the Nottingham Playhouse on 8th October 1965. First performance of original production, 27th January 1965. |
Richard II
Characters in the play:
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King Richard the Second |
John Neville |
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John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, uncle to the king |
Ronald Magill |
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Duke of York, uncle to the king |
Christopher Hancock |
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Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford, son to Gaunt |
Alan Howard |
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Aumerle, son to the Duke of York |
Alfred Bell |
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Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk |
John Tordoff |
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Lord Marshal, Earl of Salisbury |
Anthony Langdon |
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Lord Berkeley |
Martin Friend |
Advisors to the king
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Bushy |
Laurence Harrington |
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Bagot |
John Shrapnel |
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Green |
Giles Block |
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Earl of Northumberland |
Harold Innocent |
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Henry Percy, his son |
Alan Dossor |
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Lord Ross |
Laurence Carter |
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Lord Willoughby |
Patrick Tull |
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Bishop of Carlisle |
John Tordoff |
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Abbot of Westminster |
David H. Leland |
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Duchess of York |
Ursula Smith |
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Queen to King Richard |
Marian Forster |
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First Gardener |
Martin Friend |
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Second Gardener |
Donald Sumpter |
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Heralds |
Alan Dossor Donald Sumpter |
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Keeper |
Anthony Langdon |
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Groom |
Donald Sumpter |
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Ladies-in-Waiting |
Mary Healey Ann Teeton |
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Page to Duke of York |
Neil Bennett |
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Exton's servant |
Laurence Carter |
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Soldiers |
Eden Hutton Mark Kaniewski Colin Richardson Frederick Share |
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The Scene: England and Wales
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Credits |
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Stage Manager, Anthony Howell |
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Costumes by kind permission of the Royal Shakespeare Company Musical Score by Bryan Kelly by kind permission of the National Youth Theatre Wigs by Nathanwigs Garden Implements by permission of Mr Lyth, Brackenhurst Farm Institute Props made by the Playhouse Property Department Set built in the Playhouse Workshops |
