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KING JOHN
by William Shakespeare
Saturday 5 to Saturday 12 March 2011
Mary Wallace Theatre
Shakespeare's fascinating study of English power politics strays far from the common image of King John as the weak monarch forced to sign Magna Carta. Here he is portrayed battling with France and defending England's rights against the power of the Catholic Church - but at the cost of his own family. Filled, as ever, with memorable characters and wonderful verse the play has a strong underlying vein of black comedy.
Cast
KING JOHN Simon Mitelman
QUEEN ELEANOR Frances Billington
BLANCHE OF CASTILLE Nerys Williams
EARL OF ESSEX Derek Stringer
EARL OF SALISBURY David Wheatley
EARL OF PEMBROKE Steve Brown
PETER OF POMFRET / EXECUTIONER / SHERIFF / MONK Richard Morgan
ENGLISH MESSENGER Simon Bartlett
PHILIP FAULCONBRIDGE Mike Archer
ROBERT FAULCONBRIDGE George Abbott
LADY FAULCONBRIDGE Maureen Stewart
JAMES GURNEY / EXECUTIONER / MESSENGER Ron Hudson
KING PHILIP II OF FRANCE Peter Parkinson
LOUIS THE DAUPHIN Jay Walsh
VISCOUNT OF MELUN / CHATILLON Richard Rudd
CONSTANCE Maxina Cornwell
ARTHUR Harry Jarvis
DUKE OF AUSTRIA Chris Hurles
CARDINAL PANDULPH Michael Daly
HUBERT John Gilbert
Creative Team
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Stage Manager:
Stephen King
Claudette Williamson
James Osmond
Ralph Blackbourn
Sue Roach, Irene Read
Elizabeth Terry
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