Title: Edward II/Richard II
Date: September 1969 (Edward II opened 24th, Richard II opened 25th)
Type: Play
Company: Prospect Theatre Company
Location: Mermaid Theatre, London, England
Playwright: Christopher Marlowe (Edward II), William Shakespeare (Richard II)
Director: Tony Robertson (Edward II), Richard Cottrell (Richard II)
Collection Number: 2404_1969_01

Cast

Edward II

Piers Gaveston: James Laurenson
First Poor Man: Andrew Crawford
Second Poor Man: Michael Howarth
Third Poor Man: John Cording
King Edward II: Ian McKellen
Edmund, Earl of Kent: Peter Bourne
Thomas, Earl of Lancaster: Trevor Martin
Roger Mortimer of Chirk: Michael Spice
Roger Mortimer of Wigmore: Timothy West
Guy, Earl of Warwick: Paul Hardwick
Bishop of Coventry: Michael Godfrey
Archbishop of Coventry: Robert Eddison
Queen Isabelle: Diane Fletcher
Earl of Pembroke: Stephen Greif
Robert Baldock: Luke Hardy
Young Spencer: David Calder
Lady Margaret de Clare: Lucy Fleming
Sir Thomas Berkeley: Colin Fisher
Old Spencer: Andrew Crawford
Prince Edward, son of the King: Myles Reithermann
Levune: Richard Morant
Sir John of Hainault: Michael Spice
Rice ap Howell: Trevor Martin
Abbot of Neith Abbey: Stephen Greif
Mower: Jeremy Nicholas
Earl of Leicester: Richard Morant
Sir John Maltravers: Paul Hardwick
Thomas Gurney: Terence Wilton
Lightborn: Robert Eddison
Soldiers, Messangers, etc.: John Cording, Nigel Crewe, Nigel Havers, Michael Howarth, David Nicholas, Jeremy Nicholas, Nicolas Olivier, William Smith

Richard II

King Richard II: Ian McKellen
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster: Paul Hardwick
Edmund, Duke of York: Robert Eddison
Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford: Timothy West
Duke of Aumerle: Terence Wilton
Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk: Stephen Greif
Earl of Salisbury: Richard Morant
Earl of Northumberland: Trevor Martin
Henry Percy, his son: Myles Reithermann
Lord Ross: David Calder
Lord Willoughby: Michael Spice
Bishop of Carlisle: Andrew Crawford
Sir William Bagot: Luke Hardy
Sir Henry Green: Peter Bourne
Sir John Bushy: Colin Fisher
Abbot of Westminster: Peter Bourne
Owen Glendower: Stephen Greif
Sir Pierce of Exton: James Laurenson
Groom: David Calder
Keeper: Michael Godfrey
Servant to York: David Nicholas
Servant to Exton: John Cording
Gardener: Michael Godfrey
Gardener’s Men: Colin Fisher, Jeremy Nicholas
Soldiers and Attendants: John Cording, Nigel Crewe, Nigel Havers, Michael Howarth, David Nicholas, Jeremy Nicholas, Nicolas Olivier, William Smith
Queen Isabel: Lucy Fleming
Duchess of York: Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Duchess of Gloucester: Charmain Eyre
Lady-in-waiting to the Queen: Charmain Eyre

Crew

For Edward II/Richard II

Assistant Director, Edward II: Richard Marquand
Designer, Edward II and Richard II: Kenneth Rowell
Music, Edward II: Carl Davis
Lighting: Edward II & Richard II: John B. Read
Lighting Arrangement, Edward II: Colin Fisher
Costumes, Richard II: Tom Goodchild
Music, Richard II: Benjamin Pearce Higgins
Design Adaptor, Richard II: Tim Goodchild
Stage Manager: Clive Wiseman
Master Carpenter: Vic Noakes
Assistant Carpenter: Phil Cook
Deputy Stage Manager: Christine Reid
Sound Technician: Richard Watts
Electrician: John Daniell
Assistant Wardrobe Mistress: Maureen Booth
Assistant Stage Managers: John Cording, Nigel Crewe, Nigel Havers, Michael Howarth, David Nicholas, Jeremy Nicholas, Nicolas Olivier, William Smith

For Prospect Theatre Company

Artistic Director: Tony Robertson
Associate Director: Richard Cottrell
Administrative Director: Iain Mackintosh
Company Manager: Christopher Richards
Technical Director: John Faulkner
Wardrobe Supervisor: Jennifer Alden
Personal Secretary to the Directors: Sabrina Ellis

For the Mermaid Theatre

Artistic Directors: Bernard Miles, Josephine Wilson
Associate Directors: Gerald Frow, Sean Kenny
General Manager: John Collins
Production Manager: Forbes Nelson
Chief Engineer: David Adams
Casting: Corrine Rodriguez
Stage Manager: Jane Salberg
Deputy Stage Manager: Emma McNulty
Costume Supervisor: Valerie Metheringham
House Manager: Sama Swaminathan
Box Office Manager: Joan Robinson
Restaurant Managers: Wanda Krasinska, Tony Taylor
Front of House Catering Manager: Jose Moreno
Press and Publicity: Iolanthe Latimer
Press Assistant: Ann Gibbs
Chief Accountant: Shastri Alladi

Programme Printed By: Westerham Press

Notes

Additional Material: Review in The Times by Irving Wardle of the Edinburgh Arts Festival production, which ran in August 1969, prior to the transfer to the Mermaid.