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THE TRAGEDY OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
1953 THE SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL THEATRE Directed by ANTHONY QUAYLE, C.B.E., and GLEN BYAM SHAW GeneralManager and Licensee : GEORGE HUME AN,.fONY AND CLEOPATRA WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE MICHAEL REDGRAVE ANTONY } { OCT A VI US ClESAR Triumvirs MARIUS GORING LEPIDUS DoNALD PLEASENCE SEXTUS POMPEIUS ToNY BRITTON MENAS, friend to Pompeius MICHAEL w ARRE PHILO MICHAEL TURNER DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS HARRY ANDREWS VENTIDIUS Friends to Antony J MICHAEL HAYES CANIDIUS and Officers of PHILIP MoRANT SCAR US his forces JEROME WILLIS EROS .. DAVID O'BRIEN DERCETAS PETER DuGUID OLD SOLDIER in Antony's Army GEORGE HART A MESSENGER/ram Sicyon PETER NoRRIS DEMETRIUS BERNAR.D KAY THIDIAS WILLIAM PEACOCK MJECENAS DoNALD EccLES Friends to Cesar AGRIPPA JoHN BusHELLE and Officers of BERNARD KAY TAURUS his forces DO LABELLA RoBERT SHAW GALLUS DENYS GRAHAM PROCULEIUS Powys THOMAS ALEXAS ALAN TowNSEND MARDIAN, a Eunuch MERVYN BLAKE DIOMEDES .. DONALD PLEASENCE A SOOTHSAYER .. Subjects to PHILIP MoRANT EUPHRONIUS, a Schoolmaster Cleopatra PETER NoRRIS SELEUCUS, a Treasurer GARETH JONES A MESSENGER PoWYs THOMAS A CLOWN .. JAMES WELLMAN CLEOPATRA, Queen of Egypt PEGGY AsHCROFT OCT A VIA, Sister to C .esar .. RACHEL KEMPSON ]EAN WILSON CHARMIAN } J IRAS Attendants on Cleopatra l MARY WATSON Soldiers, Attendants and Slaves: DIANA CHADWICK, MARIGOLD CHARLESWORTH, ANTHONY ADAMS, DENNIS CLINTON, JAMES CuLLIFORD, NIGEL DAVENPORT, JoHN GLENDENNING, CHARLES GRAY, CHARLES HowARD, PETER JoHNSoN, DAVID Krxc, CAVAN MALONE, RICHARD MARTIN, JoHN RoBERTS, RoBERT ScRoGGINS, RAYMOND SHERRY. THE ACTION TAKES PLACE IN EGYPT, ITALY AND GREECE 'THE PLAY WILL BE GIVEN IN THREE PARTS, WITH TWO INTERVALS OF TWELVE MINUTES.
The Play Produced by GLEN BYAM SHAW Scenery and Costumes designed by MoTLEY
Incidental Music composed by ANTONY HOPKINS Lighting by PETER STREULI Dance arranged by PAULINE GRANT
Music ADVISER LESLIE BRIDGEWATER THE THEATRE ORCHESTRA under the direction of HAROLD INGRAM Leader CHARLES BYE
ALL SCENERY, PROPERTIES AND COSTUMES MADE IN THE MEMORIAL THEATRE WoRKSHOPS AND WARDROBES
Scenery built by Fred Jenkins and painted by Reg. Sayle. Properties made by Gerry Watts. Costumes made under the supervision of Kegan Smith by Joseph Clark, Ivan .Alderman and Dilys Elstone. Accessories by Jack Wilson, head-dresses by Dilys Elstone
Production Manager DESMOND HALL Stage Director PETER STREULI BETTY CROWE Stage Managers { JEAN ROBERTS KEITH GREENE Assistant Stage Managers ! l MARK GouLLET House 'J1.anager vAUG HAN KIMBER Press and Public Relations JoHN GooDWIN Catering Manageress .. Mrs. M. AvENELL Box Office Manageress Miss L. DoNALDSON
Wigs by Nathanwigs, Gustave, and Vlig Creations. Shoes by Anello and Davide. Miss Ashcroft's sandals by Ginncy. Stockings by Kayser Bondor. Anthony Adams is a pupil of the Italia Conti School. Robert Scroggins is a pupil of the Corona Stage School.
THE TAKING OF PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE THEATRE IS FORBIDDEN SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE AUDITORIUM THE CURTAIN WILL FALL AT APPROXIMATELY I0.40 P.M.