Written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Directed by Sheila Hancock
Ian McKellen in the role of Mr. Puff
Olivier, Odeon, Blackstone, London, Paris, Chicago
12 September 1985 - 23 February 1986
CAST
Mr Dangle | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Roy Kinnear |
Mrs Dangle | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Selina Cadell |
Their Servant | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Laurance Rudic |
Mr Sneer | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Jonathan Hyde |
Sir Fretful Plagiary | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Edward Petherbridge |
Mr Puff | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Ian McKellen |
Justice/Shepherd | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Laurance Rudic |
Sir Christopher Hatton/Thames Bank | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Simon Dutton |
Sir Walter Raleigh/Grenadier | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Tristram Wymark |
Earl of Leicester/Philip of Spain | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Stephen MacDonald |
The Govenor/Pope/John Bull | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Hugh Lloyd |
Master of Horse/Beefeater | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Greg Hicks |
Knight/Don Whiskerandos | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Peter Needham |
Sentinel/ Confidante/ Son/ Niece/ Britannia | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Claire Moore |
Sentinel/ Constable/ Sailor/Thames Bank | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Dikran Tulaine |
Tilburina/ Queen Elizabeth | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Julie Legrande |
Justice's Lady/Niece | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Eleanor Bron |
Burleigh | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Edward Petherbridge |
Shepherdess | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Selina Cadell |
OTHER CREDITS
Designer: William Dudley; Lighting: David Hersey; Music: Ilona Sekacz; Fight Director: Malcolm Ranson; Choreography: Geraldine Stephenson