Title: Henry VIII
Date: Production Opened Thursday 17th December 1970
Type: Play
Company: Royal Shakespeare Company
Location: Aldwych Theatre, London, England
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Director: Trevor Nunn
Collection Folder: Folder 12

Cast

Henry VIII: Donald Sindon
Queen Katharine: Peggy Ashcroft

Cardinal Wolsey: Brewster Mason
Cardinal Campeius: Anthony Pedley
Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury: Emrys James
Capucius, Ambassador from the Emperor: John Berwyn
Duke of Buckingham: Richard Pasco
Duke of Norfolk: Jeffrey Dench
Duchess of Norfolk: Anne Dyson
Duke of Suffolk: Denis Holmes
Earl of Surrey: Michael Gambon
Marchioness of Dorset: Janet Whiteside
Lord Chamberlain: Nicholas Selby
Lord Chancellor: Basil Clarke
Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester: Derek Smith
Bishop of Lincoln: Michael Shannon
Lord Abergavenny: David Sinclair
Lord Sands: Basil Clarke
Lords and Bishops: Basil Clarke, Michael Gambon, Don Henderson, Peter Messaline, David Sinclair
Sir Thomas Lovell: Richard Mayes
Sir Henry Guildford: Miles Anderson
Sir Nicholas Vaux: David Dundas
Masquers: David Dundas, Denis Holmes, Boyd Mackenzie, Peter Messaline, David Sinclair
Revellers: David Bailie, John Berwyn, Sydney Bromley
Coronation Ladies: Maev Alexander, Madeleine Cannon

Anne Bullen: Lisa Harrow
Ladies and Spirits: Maev Alexander, Juliet Aykroyd, Madeleine Cannon, Carol Hall, Lisa Hallow
Old Lady: Anne Dyson
Patience: Janet Whiteside
First Gentleman: Peter Geddis
Second Gentleman: Gordon Reid
Third Gentleman: David Bailie
Secretaries to Wolsey: Christopher Biggins, Michael Gambon, Peter Messaline
Servant to Wolsey: Christopher Biggins
Griffith: Sydney Bromley
Doctor Butts: Michael Shannon
Surveyor: Michael Shannon
Brandon: John Berwyn

Sergeant at Arms: Boyd Mackenzie
Scribes: Christopher Biggins, Pip Donaghy, Michael Gambon, Peter Geddis, Gordon Reid, David Sinclair
Executioner: David Sinclair
Guards: David Bailie, Christopher Biggins, Pip Donaghy, Don Henderson, Anthony Pedley
Doorkeeper: Peter Messaline
Page to Gardiner: George Collis
A Crier: Boyd Mackenzie
Pages, Choristers, Common Children: Stephen Brown, George Collis, David Harrison, Richard Heywood, Joseph Jones, Martin Samuels, Adrian Wistreich
Commoners: Don Henderson, Boyd Mackenzie, Anthony Pedley, Michael Shannon
Porter: Don Henderson
Porter’s Man: Boyd Mackenzie

Musicians

Flute:
Richard Lee

Oboe:
William Grant

Horns:
Derek Oldfield
David Statham

Trumpets:
Edward Hobart, William Stokes, Peter Kaldor

Trombone:
Aneurin James

Percussion:
Edward Jorry

Crew

For Henry VIII

Designer: John Bury
Costumes in association with: Ann Curtis
Assistants to the Director: Buzz Goodbody, David Benedictus
Music Composer: Guy Woolfenden
Deputy Music Director: Gordon Kember
Lighting: John Bradley

For the Royal Shakespeare Company

Artistic Director and Chief Executive: Trevor Nunn
Directors: Peggy Ashcroft, Peter Brook, Peter Hall, Trevor Nunn
Consultant Directors: Michel Saint Denis, Peter Daubeny

General Manager: David Brierley
Planning Controller: Maurice Daniels
Financial Controller: William Wilkinson
Head of Publicity/Publications: John Goodwin

Production Manager: Desmond Hall
Voice: Cicely Berry
Scenic Artists: John Collins, Rosalinde Hatton
Scenic Workshop Manager: Fred Jenkins
Property Shop Manager: William Lockwood
Wardrobe Manager: Lynne Holmes
Overseas Tours Manager: Hal Rogers
Casting: Meg Poole
Music Director: Guy Woolfenden

Publicity: Peter Harlock, Vincent Pearmain, Nichola Sheehan, Carole Mason

For the Aldwych Theatre

London Manager: Patricia Leary
House Manager: Richard York
General Stage Manager: Frank Stevens
Stage Manager: James Langley
Deputy Stage Manager: Eugene Gridneff
Deputy Stage Manager (Sound): Keith Clarke
Assistant Stage Manager (Book): Barbara Penney
Assistant Stage Manager (Props): Sandy Bratchell
Chief Stage Technician: Alf Davis
Property Master: Terry Diamond
Chief Lighting Engineer: Stewart Leviton
Chief Lighting Operator: Stewart Grey
Production Assistant: Margaret Roy
Wardrobe Supervisor: Francis Roe
Wig Master: John Shepherd
Wardrobe Mistress: Tina Rees-Evans
Box Office Manager: Peter Skinner