Antony and Cleopatra
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Agrippa | Ronald Adam |
|---|---|
| Alexas Diomedes | Peter Cushing |
| Antony | Laurence Olivier |
| Attendant on Cleopatra | Jessie Barclay |
| Attendant on Cleopatra | Neville Crabbe |
| Attendant on Cleopatra | Renee Goddard |
| Attendant on Cleopatra | Teresa Moore |
| Attendant on Cleopatra | Jill Welchman |
| Attendant on Cleopatra; Pirate | Terence Owen |
| Charmian | Maxine Audley |
| Cleopatra | Vivien Leigh |
| Clown; Pirate | Timothy Bateson |
| Dolabella | Dan Cunningham |
| Enobarbus | Norman Wooland |
| Eros | Lyndon Brook |
| Iras | Jill Bennett |
| Lemorius Euphronius | Wilfrid Hyde White |
| Lepidus | Richard Goolden |
| Maecenas | Derrick Penley |
| Mardian | Harold Kasket |
| Menas | Niall MacGinnis |
| Nubian Messenger | Cy Grant |
| Octavia | Elizabeth Kentish |
| Octavius Caesar | Robert Helpmann |
| Old Soldier; Sentry | Anthony Pelly |
| Philo Canidius | Henry Oscar |
| Scarus Dercetas | Michael Godfrey |
| Sentry; Soldier | John Dunbar |
| Servant on Octavia | Marjorie Gresley |
| Servant; Soldier | Colin Kemball |
| Servant; Soldier | Clifford Williams |
| Soldier | Noel Coleman |
| Soldier | Paul Homer |
| Soldier of Caesar; Sentry; Soldier | Maxwell Gardiner |
| Soldier; Sentry | Alex Davion |
| Soldier; Sentry | Desmond Llewelyn |
| The Messenger; Sentry | Thomas Heathcote |
| Thydias | Edmund Purdom |
Crew | |
| Costumes | Audrey Cruddas |
| Director | Michael Benthall |
| Music | Herbert Menges |
| Settings | Roger Furse |
| Stage Director | Diana Boddington |
| Stage Manager | Terence Owen |
| Stage Manager | Anthony Pelly |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Jessie Barclay |
| Swordplay | Clement McCallin |
- Observations (1)
- Added by Michael Hope, last modified by Jared William.
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Observations
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When I was six years old (!) we went as a family to see Anthony and Cleopatra at the Royal Opera House, Manchester, May 1951. Goodness knows why, but maybe they couldn’t get a babysitter. The performance was so enthralling and magical and compelling that when it finished, I refused to move from my seat, announcing that I wanted to see it again. Previous experience of the cinema would allow me to do that: you just sat there till the next performance started. Of course I didn’t understand the play at that age, but the atmosphere, block stage sets and diaphanous tall curtains, and sheer talents of Lawrence Olivier and his wife Vivian Leigh as Anthony and Cleopatra were riveting, never to be forgotten. I can see it now….
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