Richard II
Part of Theatregoround tour 1971.
Key to productions: Richard II, RI2; Henry V, HE5; Pleasure and Repentance, PLS. Venues:
22–25 March, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, RI2.
29–30 March, Civic Theatre, Corby, Northamptonshire, RI2.
12–17 April, Arts Theatre Cambridge, RI2, HE5, PLS.
21 April, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, RI2.
25–26 April, Theatre at Rosehill, Whitehaven, Cumberland, PLS.
28 April, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, HE5.
3–4 May, West Midlands College of Education, Walsall, Staffordshire, HE5.
5 May, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, RI2.
7 May, University of Essex, University Theatre, Colchester, Movement and Mime.
12 May, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, HE5.
12 May, Worcester College of Education, Worcestershire, Actor at Work.
2 June, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, RI2.
6 June, Gateway Theatre Chester, Cheshire, PLS.
7 June, West Midlands College of Education, Walsall, Staffordshire, RI2.
9 June, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, HE5.
16 June, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, RI2.
18 June, Subscription Rooms, Stroud, Gloucestershire, HE5.
20 June, British Council, London, PLS.
21 June, Hemel Hempstead School, Hertfordshire, PLS.
22 June, The Watson Hall, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, PLS.
23, 30 June, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, HE5, RI2.
30 June, Wye College, Ashford, Kent, PLS.
13,15 July, West Cornwall Arts Centre, Penzance, PLS.
21 July, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, HE5.
23 July, Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick, PLS.
25, 28 July, 1 August, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, HOL, RI2, PLS.
2 August, Little Theatre, Newport, RI2.
4 August, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, HE5.
6 August, Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead, Surrey, PLS.
11 August, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, RI2.
13 August, Civic Theatre, Corby, Northamptonshire.
15, 16 August, HMS Conway, Llanfairpwll, Anglesey, Actor at Work, Work Session.
18 August, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, HE5.
25 August, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, RI2.
1 September, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, HE5.
1 October, The Odeon, Taunton, HE5.
4–5 October, The Northcott Theatre, Exeter, RI2, HE5.
7 October, The Polytechnic, Wolverhampton, Movement and Mime.
9 October, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RI2.
12 October, The Middleton Hall, The University, Hull, RI2.
18 October, The Pavilion Theatre, Weymouth, HE5.
19 October, The University of Leicester, Leicestershire, Actor at Work.
25, 26 October, Theatre Royal, Bath, RI2, HE5.
27 October, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, HE5.
29 October, University of Aston in Birmingham, RI2.
3 November, Playhouse 2, Shaw, Nr. Oldham, Lancashire, Movement and Mime.
10 November, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, RI2.
15, 16 November, Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, RI2, HE5.
19 November, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, HE5.
22,23 November, Winter Gardens Theatre, Morecambe, Lancashire, HE5, RI2.
24, 26, 30 November, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, RI2, HE5.
26 November, University of Warwick, Benefactors’ Hall, Coventry, Actor at Work.
3 December, Festival Theatre Malvern, Worcestershire, RI2.
6, 7 December, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, RI2.
Elizabeth Spriggs usually played the part of the Duchess of York, but for certain performances the part was taken by Janet Whiteside
Cast & Crew
Cast
Abbot of Westminster | Ted Valentine |
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Bishop of Carlisle | Denis Holmes |
Bushy | Ted Valentine |
Duchess of Gloucester | Anne Dyson |
Duchess of York | Elizabeth Spriggs |
Duchess of York | Janet Whiteside |
Duke of Aumerle | Gordon Reid |
Earl of Salisbury | Anthony Langdon |
Edmund Langley | Gordon Gostelow |
Gardener | Anthony Langdon |
Gardener’s Man | Denis Holmes |
Gardener’s Man | Roger Rees |
Green | Matthew Roberton |
Groom | Denis Holmes |
Harry Percy | Matthew Roberton |
Henry Bolingbroke | Morgan Sheppard |
John of Gaunt | Anthony Langdon |
Lady | Janet Whiteside |
Lord Ross | Don Henderson |
Lord Willoughby | Denis Holmes |
Northumberland | Richard Mayes |
Queen Isobel | Lisa Harrow |
Richard II | Richard Pasco |
Servant | Gordon Reid |
Servant | Matthew Roberton |
Sir Pierce of Exton | Roger Rees |
Soldier | Anne Dyson |
Soldier | Lisa Harrow |
Soldier | Don Henderson |
Soldier | Roger Rees |
Soldier | Ted Valentine |
Soldier | Janet Whiteside |
Thomas Mowbray | Don Henderson |
Unnamed parts | Malcolm Blackmoor |
Unnamed parts | Jeremy Sinden |
Welsh Captain | Ted Valentine |
Crew | |
Designer | Ann Curtis |
Director | John Barton |
Light Designer | John Bradley |
Movement by | John Broome |
Music by | Guy Woolfenden |
Playwright | William Shakespeare |
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