Archives - King Lear
by William ShakespeareDirected by Hugh CroydonWednesday 1st – Saturday 11th May 1974 in the AuditoriumOne of the world’s most famous plays. The unforgettable story of two old men who in their crass stupidity have to be taught how to love, and who have to pay for their stupidity with such titanic suffering. The story of two sons and three daughters and of their tragic fathers; of indescribable evil and of unbelievable good; of physical cruelty and lust and of spiritual self-sacrifice. | Part of the Barn’s 1973/1974 season Presented by The Barn Theatre Club |
Event details from The Barn Theatre Archive | |
Cast
| King Lear | - | Michael McArdle |
| King of France | - | John Arthur |
| Duke of Burgundy | - | Tim Gibson |
| Duke of Cornwall | - | David Shaw |
| Duke of Albany | - | George Blee |
| Earl of Kent | - | Neil Gill |
| Earl of Gloucester | - | Eric Chorley |
| Edgar | - | George Davidson |
| Edmund | - | Jon Nixon |
| Oswald | - | Desmond Harper |
| Old Man | - | Michael McKever |
| Doctor | - | Stanley Meyrick |
| Lear’s Fool | - | John Lloyd |
| Gentleman | - | Peter Dewey |
| Goneril | - | Joan Goodwin |
| Regan | - | Mariam Rodway |
| Cordelia | - | Jo Davies |
| Knights, Officers, Soldiers, Attendants etc | - | Tim Gibson |
| Terry Rogers | ||
| Chris Stephens | ||
| Lawrence Wheatley | ||
| Michael McKever |
Creative team
| Director | - | Hugh Croydon |
| Stage Manager | - | Shirley Shaw |
| Assistant Stage Manager | - | Brian Moseley |
| Set Design and Construction | - | Eric Farlie |
| Brian Duffy | ||
| Tony Wagstaff | ||
| Costumes and Make-up | - | Eric Farlie |
| Pam Farlie | ||
| Alan Farlie | ||
| Phoebe King | ||
| Winifred Butler | ||
| Marjorie Coles | ||
| Properties | - | Elizabeth Roberts |
| Sylvia Pepper | ||
| Beryl Blatherwick | ||
| Sylvia Townend | ||
| Lighting and Sound | - | Eric Farlie |
| Pam Farlie | ||
| Tony Wagstaff | ||
| Mark Shaw | ||
| Trumpet Calls | - | Alan Farlie |
| Terry Veasey | ||
| Sword Fight Sequences | - | John Gardner |
| Prompter | - | George Blee |
| House Managers | - | Marjorie Then-Bergh |
| Vaughan Meyrick | ||
| Box Office | - | Pamela Gibson |
| Betty Thomas | ||
| Production Secretary | - | Joan Wilson |
| Assistant | - | Sheila Foxon |
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