Armstrong’s Last Goodnight
National Theatre. Production from Chichester Festival Theatre
Cast & Crew
Cast
1st English Commissioner; Lord Johnstone’s secretary | Edward Petherbridge |
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1st Scots commissioner | Derek Jacobi |
2nd English Commissioner; Extra | Alan Collins |
Alexander McGlass | Frank Wylie |
Archie Armstrong | Michael York |
Clerk to Scots commissioners; Lord Maxwell’s secretary | Gerald James |
Clerk to the English commisioners; Extra | Roger Kemp |
Extra | Denis De Marne |
Extra | Malcolm Terris |
Extra | Christopher Timothy |
Gilbert Eliot of Stobs | Paul Curran |
Girl of Gilnockie’s household | Jennie Heslewood |
Girl of Gilnockie’s household | Carolyn Jones |
Girl of Gilnockie’s household | Pauline Taylor |
James Johnstone; Cardinal’s secetary | John Savident |
John Armstrong of Gilnockie | Albert Finney |
John Armstrong’s wife | Caroline John |
King James the Fifth of Scotland | Malcolm Reynolds |
Martin Eliot | Michael Byrne |
Meg Eliot, Stobs’ daughter | Chloe Ashcroft |
Piper | James Wilson |
Porter; Extra | Ron Pember |
Protestant Evangelist; 2nd Scots Commissioner | David Ryall |
Sir David Lindsay | Robert Stephens |
Tam Armstrong | John Hallam |
The Lady | Geraldine McEwan |
The Lady’s maid | Kay Gallie |
Wille Armstrong | Neil Fitzpatrick |
Crew | |
Assistant director | Pauline Melville |
Choreographer | Claude Chagrin |
Choreographer | Litz Pisk |
Co-director (Chichester) | John Dexter |
Co-director (Chichester) | William Gaskill |
Composer | Marc Wilkinson |
Designer | Rene Allio |
Director (for Old Vic revival) | Albert Finney |
Lighting designer | Richard Pilbrow |
Photographer | Angus McBean |
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Observations
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Original production by John Dexter and William Gaskill at Chichester Festival Theatre on July 6th 1965.
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We saw this play in Chichester. Most plays we saw then seemed to have Robert Stephens! Most abiding recollection is of the audience being unable or unwilling to understand the cod pseudo Scots. We loved laughing at the bawdy bits. I found the theatre itself interesting after the Assembly Hall in Edinburgh Festivals
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As a most memorable moment, I’d have to cite the classic exchange between Albert Finney’s Armstrong and The Lady (clearly “attached” to Sir David Lindsay of the Mount) and deliciously played by Geraldine McEwen. The context was that Johnny Armstrong took it on himself to proposition The Lady , and was coolly rebuffed. Here, please, do your imaginative best with Scottish accents. NOW, as scripted – JOHNNY (incredulous) But yoor a Hoor ! LADY : Not yoor Hoor. Game, set and match to the Lady.
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