SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Live sound recording of Trevor Nunn’s 1968 producion of Much Ado About Nothing for the Royal Shakespeare Company with Alan Howard as Benedick and Janet Suzman as Beatrice.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Recording date

15 Oct 1969

Credits

Director

Trevor Nunn

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Guy Woolfenden

Production Design

Christopher Morley

Cast

Janet Suzman	Beatrice
Alan Howard	Benedick
Bernard Lloyd	Claudio
Anthony Bate	Don Pedro
David Waller	Dogberry
Ben Kingsley	Conrade
Clifford Rose	Don John
David Firth	Balthasar
George Cormack	Antonio
Glynne Lewis	Watchman 4 (Watchman)
Helen Mirren	Hero
Hugh Keays Byrne	Watchman 3 (Watchman)
Ian Dyson	Soldier 1
J.D. Stender	Soldier 2
John Kane	Messenger
John York	Watchman (1)
Julian Curry	Friar Francis
Peter Cochran	Sexton
Phillip Manikum	Watchman (2)
Ralph Cotterill	Servant 3 (Servant)
Richard Jones Barry	Servant 1 (Servant)
Richard Simpson	Verges
Robert Oates	Servant 2 (Servant)
Sara Kestelman	Margaret
Sebastian Shaw	Leonato
Valerie Minifie	Ursula

Additional Details

Theatre

Aldwych Theatre, London

Theatre company

Royal Shakespeare Company

Production type

Other

Historical period

Elizabethan

Plays

Much Ado About Nothing

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Press night 14 October 1968 at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB