Ring Round the Moon
Premiere of Christopher Fry’s English adaptation of Jean Anouilh’s L’INVITATION AU CHATEAU. Subtitled A CHARADE WITH MUSIC, the West run achieved 682 performances.
For the Globe, the character name Madame Desmermortes was simplified to Madame Desmortes, then changed back to Desmermortes for the post-Globe tour.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Capulet | Daphne Newton |
|---|---|
| Diana Messerschmann | Audrey Fildes |
| Frederic / Hugo | Paul Scofield |
| Isabelle | Claire Bloom |
| Isabelle’s mother | Mona Washbourne |
| Joshua | David Horne |
| Lady India | Marjorie Stewart |
| Madame Desmermortes | Margaret Rutherford |
| Messerschmann | Cecil Trouncer |
| Patrice Bombelles | Richard Wattis |
| Romainville | William Mervyn |
| 1st footman | Richard Scott
(started 26th January 1950) |
| 2nd footman | David Phethean
(started 26th January 1950) |
| A General | Mayne Lynton
(started 26th January 1950) |
| Madame Desmortes | Marie Lohr
(started May 1951) |
| Messerschmann | Frederick Valk
(started 3rd September 1951) |
| Isabelle | Yvette Wyatt
(started 24th September 1951) |
| 2nd footman | Dennis Chinnery
(started 1st October 1951) |
| Joshua | Donald Finlay
(started 1st October 1951) |
| Patrice Bombelles | Peter Martyn
(started 1st October 1951) |
Crew | |
| Adapted by | Christopher Fry |
| Dances arranged by | William Chappell |
| Decor | Oliver Messel |
| Director | Peter Brook |
| Music specially composed by | Richard Addinsell |
| Orchestra under the direction of | Leslie Bridgewater |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Yvette Wyatt |
| Chief Engineer | Joe Davis |
| Chief Wardrobe Mistress | Lily Taylor |
| Conservatory by | Stage Decor Ltd |
| General Manager | Bernard Gordon |
| Ladies’ hats and special flowers by | John Muir |
| Ladies’ hats and special flowers by | Hugh Skillan |
| Manager | Victor Weston |
| Men’s linen by | George Copper |
| Press Representative | Vivienne Byerley |
| Production Manager | Ian Dow |
| Properties made by | Jack Lovell |
| Scenery built by | Brunskill & Loveday |
| Scenery painted by | Alick Johnstone |
| Special fabrics for decoration | Scott Slimon |
| Stage Director | Anthony Chardet |
| Stage Manager | Helen Lowry |
| Wigs by | Wig Creations |
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Play description
Christopher Fry’s English adaptation of Jean Anouilh’s L’INVITATION AU CHATEAU. Subtitle: A CHARADE WITH MUSIC.
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