Henry VI. Part 1

Synopsis: Live sound recording of Terry Hands’ 1977 production of Henry VI. Part 1 for the Royal Shakespeare Company with Alan Howard as Henry.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Audio
Recording date: 26 Apr 1978
Duration: 135 mins

Director

Terry Hands

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Guy Woolfenden

Production Design

Farrah

Cast

Alan Howard	King Henry VI
Emrys James	Richard Plantagenet, later Duke of York
Graham Crowden	Duke of Gloucester
David Swift	Sir John Talbot, later Earl of Shrewsbury
Charlotte Cornwell	Joan la Pucelle
Anton Lesser	Sentry
Arthur Whybrow	Edmund Mortimer
Arthur Whybrow	Mayor of London’s man
Barrie Rutter	Captain
Bille Brown	Sir Thomas Gargrave
Bille Brown	Soldier at the gate (Soldier)
Clement McCallin	Earl of Salisbury
Clement McCallin	Sir William Lucy
Dan Meaden	Sir John Falstaff
Dan Meaden	Lawyer
Desmond Stokes	General
Desmond Stokes	Shepherd
Desmond Stokes	Master Gunner
Edwin Richfield	Duke of Exeter
Helen Mirren	Margaret, daughter of King Reignier
Iain Mitchell	Basset
Ian Gelder	John, Talbot’s son
Ian McNeice	Woodville
Jack Klaff	Bastard of Orléans
James Laurenson	Charles, Dauphin of France
Jeffery Dench	Mayor of London
Jeffery Dench	Duke of Bedford
John Burgess	Reignier, Duke of Anjou
John Rhys-Davies	Cardinal Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester
Julian Glover	Earl of Warwick
Michael Bertenshaw	Sir William Glansdale
Morris Perry	Duke of Burgundy
Oliver Ford Davies	Duke of Somerset
Pat Connell	Sergeant
Peter McEnery	Duke of Suffolk (William de la Pole)
Philip Dunbar	Duke of Alençon
Richard Derrington	Master Gunner’s Boy
Stephen Jenn	Vernon
Yvonne Coulette	Countess of Auvergne

General: The cast is taken from the Stratford performance; there may have been some cast changes for the Aldwych transfer.
History: Press night at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre 28 June 1977; Aldwych 15 April 1978
Reviews: Billington, Michael. The Guardian (17 April 1978).

SHAKESPEARE