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| Hamlet (1964) | |
| by William Shakespeare Opening Night 1964 | |
| Produced by: Rosalie Carey | |
| Produced: Patric Carey | |
| Hamlet is an actor's play, and only comes to life when acted. It was written for the finest acting platform in the history of theatre, and for what must have been fine actors. Insurmountable problems in the study and proscenium theatre disappear on the apron stage. The natural growth or theme and charcterisation is not retared by act and scene breaks. Shakespeare wrote for predominantly illiterate audience with a keen response to the music of the spoken word, and actors, whoe personality and advice must have influenced his work. In this production we have tried to dispense with scenery, trick lighting and effects, and to use the personality of the actors, keeping in mind that "the plays the thing." | |
| Cast | |
| Bernardo | Ray Warwood |
| Francisco | Ian Ralston |
| Marcellus | Jack Murrell |
| Horatio | Brian Muir |
| Ghost | Ron Garman |
| Claudius | Norman McKinlay |
| Voltemand | John More |
| Cornelius | Aubrey Stephens |
| Laertes | Douglas Drury |
| Polonius | Douglas Dall |
| Hamlet | Reg Graham |
| Gertrude | Barbara Manton |
| Betty Hardie | |
| Osric | Grant Tilly |
| Ophelia | Jenepher Harty |
| Joy Rowlatt | |
| Reynaldo | Eric Herd |
| Rosencrantz | Jack Murrell |
| Guildenstern | Ian Ralston |
| 1st Player | Ron Garman |
| 2nd Player | Keith Muir |
| 3rd Player | Eric Herd |
| 4th Player | Ralph Knowles |
| 5th Player | Michael Andrewes |
| A Captain | Ray Warwood |
| Fortinbras | Michael Gill |
| Eric Herd | |
| Grave Diggers | John More |
| Aubrey Stephens | |
| Michael Andrewes | |
| Soldiers | James McNeill |
| Bob Faris | |
| Bill Swales | |
| Ray Warwood | |
| Ian Ralston | |
| Jack Murrell | |
| Ladies in Waiting | Alison Elson |
| Joyce Shepherd | |
| Jean McKinlay | |
| Anne De Roo | |
| Natalie Ellis | |
| Edith Mercier | |
| Beverley Knox | |
| Pages | Nigel McNeil |
| Clive McNeil | |
| Crew | |
| Music compsed & arranged by | Nigel Eastgate |
| Trumpets | Ken Smith |
| Ray Cox | |
| Finlay Forbes | |
| Oboe | Peter Platt |
| Recorders | Nigel Eastgate |
| Violins | R Harbour |
| G E Boardman | |
| Violas | Laughton Harris |
| S Slater | |
| Text Adviser | Alan Horsman |
| Costumes designed by | Rodney Kennedy |
| Costumes made by | Alison Elson |
| Betty Usher | |
| Doreen Harty | |
| Jean McKinlay | |
| Jean Warwood | |
| Pamela Pow | |
| Ailsa Stephens | |
| Edith Mercier | |
| Anne De Roo | |
| Helen Aldridge | |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Betty Usher |
| Armour Construction | Joyce Shepherd |
| Fabric Dyeing | Anne De Roo |
| Organisation | Rosalie Carey |
| Stage Management | James McNeill |
| Bob Faris | |
| Assissted by | Elsie McNeil |
| Meryl Faris | |
| Publicity | Brian Wise |
| Mary Latta | |
| Programme Design | Grant Tilly |
| Book Holders | Joyce Shepherd |
| Heather Douglas | |
| Jean Warwood | |
| Beverley Pollock | |
| Production Secretary | Betty Hardie |
