Written by Jean Anouilh, translated by Lucienne Hill
Directed by Robert Chetwyn
Ian McKellen in the role of Gilbert Folliot, Bishop of London / First Baron
Arts Theatre, Ipswich, Suffolk
11 September 1962 - 22 September 1962
CAST
King Henry of England | Patrick O'Connell | |
Thomas Becket | Brendan Barry | |
Herald | Ian de Voy | |
Archbishop of Canterbury | Roderick Horn | |
Bishop of Oxford | Jonathan Meddings | |
Bishop of York | Clive Graham | |
Gilbert Folliot, Bishop of London | Ian McKellen | |
Saxon Father | Colin Kaye | |
Saxon Girl | Brigid Panet | |
Saxon Son | Nick Barter-Spencer | |
First Baron | Ian McKellen | |
Second Baron | Gawn Grainger | |
Third Baron | Clive Graham | |
Fourth Baron | Jonathan Meddings | |
Gwendolen | Helen Ryan | |
French Girl | Brenda Peters | |
Officer | Ian de Voy | |
Little Monk | Ian Thompson | |
Provost Marshall | Roderick Horn | |
William of Corbell | Nick Barter-Spencer | |
Queen Mother | Helen Ryan | |
Young Queen | Brigid Panet | |
Princes | Robert Chambers, Kerry Crabbe | |
French Priest | Roderick Horn | |
French Choir Boy | Robert Chambers | |
First Monk | Nick Barter-Spencer | |
Second Monk | Colin Kaye | |
First French Baron | Clive Graham | |
Second French Baron | Colin Kaye | |
King Louis of France | Gawn Grainger | |
Arundel | Nick Barter-Spencer | |
The Pope | Jonathan Meddings | |
A Cardinal | Roderick Horn |
OTHER CREDITS
Setting and masks by Juanita Waterson