Written by
Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood, Anthony Munday & William Shakespeare
Directed by Frank Dunlop assisted by Richard Digby Day
Ian McKellen in the role of More
Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham
10 June 1964 - 4 July 1964
CAST
Doll Williamson | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Josephine Tewson |
De Barde | . . . . . . . . . . . . | John Collins |
Caveler | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Michael Cadman |
Williamson | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Antony Brown |
Sherwin | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Steven Berkoff |
Lincoln | . . . . . . . . . . . . | John Golightly |
George Betts | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Geoffrey Hutchings |
Lord Mayor | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Christopher Hancock |
Thomas More | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Ian McKellen |
Justice Suresby | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Ronald Magill |
Smart | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Roger Clissold |
Lifter | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Martin Jenkins |
Recorder | . . . . . . . . . . . . | David Saville |
Earl of Shrewsbury | . . . . . . . . . . . . | George Selway |
Earl of Surrey | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Ian McCulloch |
Sir Thomas Palmer | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Job Stewart |
Sir Roger Cholmley | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Kenneth McReddie |
Messenger | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Alfred Bell |
Apprentices | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Vivian Mackerrell, John Tordoff, Rodney Ford |
Ralph Betts | . . . . . . . . . . . . | George Layton |
Crofts | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Roger Mutton |
Officer | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Eric Allan |
Housekeeper | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Marielaine Douglas |
William Roper | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Eric Allan |
Lady More | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Edith Macarthur |
First Player | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Job Stewart |
Lady Mayoress | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Josephine Shore |
Margaret Roper | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Maggie Jordan |
Cecily Heron | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Jennifer Young |
Porter | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Roger Clissold |
Second Player | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Steven Berkoff |
Third Player | . . . . . . . . . . . . | John Collins |
Boy Player | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Michael Cadman |
Luggins | . . . . . . . . . . . . | John Tordoff |
Duke of Norfolk | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Anotony Brown |
First Warder | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Geoffrey Hutchings |
Second Warder | . . . . . . . . . . . . | John Tordoff |
Third Warder | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Vivian Mackerrell |
Poor Woman | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Ursula Smith |
Brewer | . . . . . . . . . . . . | David Saville |
Horse-Keeper | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Alfred Bell |
Gough | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Martin Jenkins |
Catesby | . . . . . . . . . . . . | George Layton |
Lieutenant of the Tower | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Roger Mutton |
Hangman | . . . . . . . . . . . . | John Golightly |
Bishop of Rochester | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Christopher Hancock |
OTHER CREDITS
Designed by Patrick Robertson, Music Composed and Arranged by Anthony Bowles