The White Devil
This specific production does not yet have a description, but the play itself does:
The White Devil is a retelling of a true story. In 1473, at the age of 16, Vittoria Accoramboni was married to a nephew of Cardinal Montalto. At the age of 23, she met Paolo Giordano Orsini, Duke of Bracciano. He fell desperately in love with Vittoria and ordered her husband’s murder. The two were married, but Bracciano died eight months later. The Medicis challenged his will, in which he left his fortune in Vittoria’s charge, and when she refused to listen to them, they had her assassinated.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Antonelli/Pedre | David Tudor Jones |
|---|---|
| Cardinal Monticelso | Vernon Dobtcheff |
| Carlo | John McGee |
| Cornelia | Jennie Goossens |
| Count Lodovico | Stephen Moore |
| Dr Julio | John Harwood |
| Duke of Brachiano | Peter Ellis |
| Flamineo | Brian Spink |
| Francisco de Medici | Paul Harris |
| Gasparo | Geoffrey Hinsliff |
| Giovanni | William Hobbs |
| Isabella | Barbara Leigh-Hunt |
| Marcello | Elric Hooper |
| Matron | Judith Jackson |
| Vittoria Corombona | Rosemarie Dunham |
| Zanche | Sarah Long |
Crew | |
| Composer | Stephen Moore |
| Director | Peter Ellis |
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Observations
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This was a on-off Sunday performance, to showcase the talents of the rank-and-file members of the Old Vic company, on the sets for “Romeo and Juliet”. Peter Ellis, the director, stood in at short notice for another actor in the part of Brachiano.
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