The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare
The Corfield Hall, Taunton,
20th - 23rd March, 1957 |
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| Cast | |
| The Duke of Venice | John Wilkins |
| The Prince of Morocco | Kenneth Stark |
| The Prince of Arragon | Raymond Crook |
| Antonio | John Emmett |
| Bassanio | Leonard Green |
| Gratiano | Joseph Boyce |
| Salarino | Keith Jary |
| Solanio | Raymond Hull |
| Lorenzo | Kenneth Galloway |
| Shylock | Alex Yandall |
| Tubal | Leslie Morris |
| Launcelot Gobbo | Arthur Moorhouse |
| Old Gobbo | Leslie Morris |
| Leonardo | Roger Tutton |
| Balthazar | William Sleep |
| Staphano | John Spear |
| Clerk of the Court | Eric Power |
| Portia | Rosemary Labbett |
| Nerissa | Pam Sharpe |
| Jessica | Daphne Parkman |
| Page | Sandra Trood |
| Magnificoes of Venice, Officers of the Court of Justice, a Gaoler, Servants and other Attendants | William Sleep, Raymond Crook, John Spear, Roger Tutton, Leslie Morris |
| Backstage | |
| Producer | Derek Wheal |
| Stage Director | Grace Dickie |
| Stage Manager | Dennis Preece |
| Lighting | Peter Coombs |
| Costumes designed by | Grace Dickie |
| And made by | Pat Attrill, Hilda Chapman, Beatrice Darby, Elsie Goldsmith, Rose Jenkins, Margaret Livingston, Phyllis Peel Corbin, Adelaide Skinner and Gwen Wilkins |
| Scenery construction and Stage Staff | Dennis Preece, Edward (Ted) Goldsmith, Russell Bryant, John Emmett, Keith Jary, Maureen Preece, Iris Coles, Rosemary Labbett, Margaret MacFarlane, Kenneth Stalker, Bill Warner, Audrey Angell |
| Acknowledgements | |
| Stewards Directed by | James Weaver |
| Programme Sellers Directed by | Alma Thomas |
| Music | Bishop Fox's Recorder Group |
| Under the direction of | Elisabeth Taylor |