The Canterbury Tales 1

Press night not known. Date given is first performance. Each of the two parts of The Canterbury Tales could be seen separately. Play 1 consisted of The Prologue, The Knight’s Tale, The Miller’s Tale, The Reeve’s Tale, The Cook’s Tale, The Man of Law’s Tale, The Shipman’s Tale, The Prioress’s Tale, The Nun’s Priest’s Tale. At the Gielgud Theatre Part 1 was performed Monday-Wednesday and Friday evenings and Thursday and Saturday matinees. Part 2 was performed on Thursday and Saturday evenings

Cast & Crew

Cast

Absolon/John/Mauricius/Christian Boy/Third Rioter/Damyan/Crow
Alison/Constance/Maiden/May
Chaucer/Perotheus/Robin/Pope/Chauntecleer/Apothecary/Carter/Pluto/Apollo
Emilee/Merchant’s Wife/Empress/Dorigen
Nicholas/Young Knight/Friend/Aurelius/Lover
The Clerk/Arcita/First Rioter/Brother
The Host/The Nun’s Priest/Roman Senator/Old Man/Janicula/Placebo
The Man of Law/The Franklin/Theseus/Virginius
The Monk/The Manciple/Don John/Soldier/Devil
The Pardoner/Aleyn/Col-Fox/Magician
The Prioress/Queen/Diana/Sultan’s Mother/Poor Widow/Ancient Crone/Mable
The Reeve/The Physician/Warden/January
The Squire/Palamon/Young Sultan/Second Rioter/Young Knight
The Wife of Bath/Queen/Venus/Miller’s Wife/Donagild/Pertelote/Proserpina

Crew

Assistant Director
Composer
Director
Director
Director
Fight Director
Lighting Designer
Movement
Music Director
Sound Designer

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