Synopsis

Live sound recording of Ronald Eyre’s 1971 production of Much Ado About Nothing for the Royal Shakespeare Company with Elizabeth Spriggs as Beatrice and Derek Godfrey as Benedick.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Recording date

20 Dec 1971

Credits

Director

Ronald Eyre

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Carl Davis

Production Design

Voytek

Cast

Elizabeth Spriggs	Beatrice
Derek Godfrey	Benedick
Roger Rees	Claudio
Jeffery Dench	Don Pedro
Peter Woodthorpe	Dogberry
Adrian Harman	Balthasar
Alison Fiske	Hero
Anne Dyson	Ursula
Anthony Langdon	Watchman
Anthony Pedley	Conrade
David Calder	Officer
David Calder	Watchman
Denis Holmes	Servant
Gordon Gostelow	Antonio
Gordon Reid	Sexton
Mark Rogers	Boy serving Benedick
Miles Anderson	Officer
Miles Anderson	Watchman
Morgan Sheppard	Borachio
Peter Geddis	Friar Francis
Polly James	Margaret
Richard Pasco	Don John
Robert Ashby	Messenger
Sydney Bromley	Verges
Ted Valentine	Watchman
Tony Church	Leonato

Additional Details

Theatre

Aldwych Theatre, London

Theatre company

Royal Shakespeare Company

Production type

Other

Plays

Much Ado About Nothing

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Press night at the Aldwych Theatre 15 December 1971

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