The King Stag
First ever production by the Young Vic company.
Adapted from IL RE CERVO by Carlo Gozzi.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| A Parrot / Guard / Huntsman | Donald Bodley |
|---|---|
| Angela | Joan Hopkins |
| Another Stag | Monica Kirton |
| Brighella / A Peasant | Rupert Davies |
| Cigolotti / A Peasant | Peter Collingwood |
| Clarissa | Jean Wilson |
| Deramo, King of Serendip / An Old Man | John Byron |
| Durandarte, a magician / A Bust / A King Stag | John Glen |
| Guard / Huntsman | Charles Sadler |
| Leander | John Ainsworth |
| Pantaloon, the Second Minister | Maurice Browning |
| Smeraldina | Hattie Jacques |
| Tartaglia, the Prime Minister | Hector MacGregor |
| Truffaldino / A Bear | Stuart Burge |
Crew | |
| Adaptation (English version, from the French) | Carl Wildman |
| Adaptation (French version) | Pierre Barbier |
| Adaptation (literal translation, from the Italian: acknowledgment of thanks) | Edward J Dent |
| Author of original work | Carlo Gozzi |
| Decor (‘Settings and Costumes by’) | Motley |
| Director | George Devine |
| Music composed and conducted by | Francis Chagrin |
| Musician: flute | Betty Mills |
| Musician: harpsichord and piano | Joyce Riddle |
| Musician: horn | S Saville |
| Musician: oboe | Joan Goossens |
| Musician: orchestra leader | Peter Schidlof |
| Musician: violoncello | Sylvia Bor |
| Stage Manager | Richard Wadleigh |
| Women’s costumes made under the supervision of | Gladys Cobb |
| Animal costumes made under the supervision of | Dix |
| General Manager | George Chamberlain |
| General Stage Director | Cecil Clarke |
| Manager (for Old Vic Theatre Centre) | Stephen Arlen |
| Manager (for The Company of Four) | Lovat Fraser |
| Masks / Properties by | John Lee |
| Masks by | Daphne Lee |
| Men’s costumes made under the supervision of | James Brown |
| Presented by arrangement with | Company of Four |
| Presented by arrangement with | Tennent Plays Ltd |
| Presented by arrangement with | Joint Council of the National Theatre |
| Press Representative | Vivienne Byerley |
| Properties by | Frank Farmer |
| Properties by | Jack Lovell Jnr |
| Scenery made under the supervision of | John Sullivan |
| Scenery painted by | John Collins |
| Scenery painted by | Roger Ramsdell |
- Source: University of Bristol Theatre Collection
- Last modified by Jared William.
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