Written by R D Laing, devised and staged by Edward Petherbridge
Directed by Edward Petherbridge
Edinburgh '73, Shaw London, BAM
18 December 1973 - 23 February 1974
CAST
Organist and vocalist | Caroline Blakiston | |
Speaker, cello, pipe, juggler’s assistant “Pierretti” | Paola Dionisotti | |
Speaker, pipe, tap dancer | Sharon Duce | |
Compere and “professor” | Robert Eddison | |
Drums, male voice quartet | Robin Ellis | |
Male voice quartet | Tenniel Evans | |
Speaker, percussionists, comedian, singer | Matthew Long | |
Speaker, percussionist, male voice quartet, the “puppet manipulator” | Ian McKellen | |
Speaker, juggler, tap dancer, drummer, male voice quartet, “Harlequin” | Juan Moreno | |
Pipe, comedian’s stooge, “Pierrot” | Edward Petherbridge | |
Singer (including final song) | Sheila Reid |