The Merchant of Venice

At the start of the season Ian Richardson played the Prince of Arragon and Clifford Rose played Stephano. For several performances in May and June Clifford Rose played the Prince of Arragon and James Kerry played Stephano.

Cast & Crew

Crew
Antonio	Patrick Allen
Antonio’s Servant	Roger Bizley
Arragon’s Mother	Maroussia Frank
Arragon’s Tutor	Julian Battersby
Balthasar	William Wallis
Bassanio	Denholm Elliott
Duke of Venice	Tony Church
Gratiano	Patrick Wymark
Jessica	Frances Cuka
Launcelot Gobbo	Dinsdale Landen
Leonardo	Don Webster
Lorenzo	Ian Holm
Nerissa	Susan Maryott
Old Gobbo	Jack MacGowran
Portia	Dorothy Tutin
Prince of Arragon	Ian Richardson
Prince of Arragon	Clifford Rose
Prince of Morocco	Paul Hardwick
Salerio	David Sumner
Shylock	Peter O’Toole
Solanio	David Buck
Stephano	Clifford Rose
Tubal	Clive Swift
Unnamed parts	Barbara Barnett
Unnamed parts	Julian Battersby
Unnamed parts	Walter Brown
Unnamed parts	Christopher Cruise
Unnamed parts	Gloria Dolskie
Unnamed parts	Roy Dotrice
Unnamed parts	Donald Douglas
Unnamed parts	Mavis Edwards
Unnamed parts	Wendy Gifford
Unnamed parts	James Kerry
Unnamed parts	Mandy Miller
Unnamed parts	Diana Rigg
Unnamed parts	Dave Thomas
Unnamed parts	Stephen Thorne
Unnamed parts	Philip Voss
Designer	Desmond Heeley
Director	Michael Langham
Light Designer	Maurice Daniels
Music by	Cedric Thorpe Davie
Playwright	William Shakespeare

Source: RSC Performance Database

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