By William Shakespeare
RSC
Production
Information
Royal Shakespeare Theatre,
Stratford-upon-Avon, April – November 1964
Cast
The House of Lancaster
King Henry VI David Warner
Margaret Peggy
Ashcroft
Edward Alan
Tucker
The Duke of Exeter Donald Burton
Lord Say Donald
Layne-Smith
Lord Clifford John Corvin
Young Clifford John Normington
Sir Humphrey Stafford Jeffery Dench
The Duke of Somerset Philip Brack
The Earl of Oxford Maurice Jones
A Son that has killed his
Father Peter
Geddis
Earl of Richmond Lee Menzies
Messenger to the Council Andrew Lodge
First Lancastrian Soldier Gavin Morrison
Second Lancastrain Soldier William Dysart
A Lancastrian Messenger Guy Gordon
The Earl of Warwick Brewster Mason
The House of York
Duke of York Donald
Sinden
King Edward IV Roy Dotrice
Duke of Clarence Charles Kay
Duke of Gloucester Ian Holm
Earl of Rutland Fergus
McClelland
The Duchess of York Madoline Thomas
Messenger Anthony
Boden
A Father that has killed
his Son Clive Swift
The Duke of Norfolk David Hargreaves
Lady Elizabeth Grey Susan Engel
Lord Hastings Hugh Sullivan
Lord Rivers Derek
Waring
The Duke of Buckingham William Squire
The First Watch Marshall Jones
The Second Watch Roger Jones
The Third Watch David Rowlands
The Commons
Jack Cade Clive
Swift
Smith Marshall
Jones
Dick Ted Valentine
Michael Tim
Wylton
Clerk of Chatham Stephen Hancock
Alexander Iden Malcolm Webster
First Keeper Tim Wylton
Second Keeper Jeffery Dench
The Lieutenant of the Tower Ted Valentine
The French
Lewis XI John
Hussey
The Lady Bona Colette O’Neil
The Duke of Burgundy Hugh Sullivan
The Duke of Alencon
Soldiers, Citizens,
Servants, Attendants
Katharine Barker Carl Forgione John Malcolm
John Bruce Peter Gale David Morton
Jessica Claridge James Garrett Michael Pennington
Bruce Condell Terence Greenidge David Quilter
Elisabeth Croft James Laurenson Michael Sarson
Michele Dotrice David Lyn John
Cargill-Thompson
Peter Forbes-Robertson Rhys McConnochie Chris Williams
Director Peter Hall and
John Barton
Designer John Bury