SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Live sound recording of John Barton’s 1968 production of Troilus and Cressida for the Royal Shakespeare Company with Michael Williams and Helen Mirren in the title roles.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Recording date

8 Jan 1970

Credits

Director

John Barton

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Guy Woolfenden

Production Design

Tazeena Firth; Timothy O’Brien

Cast

Michael Williams	Troilus
Helen Mirren	Cressida
Norman Rodway	Thersites
David Waller	Pandarus
Sebastian Shaw	Ulysses
Alan Howard	Achilles
Barry Jones (2)	Patroclus
Ben Kingsley	Aeneas
Bruce Myers	Diomedes
Bryan Robson	Agamemnon
Clifford Rose	Nestor
David Firth	Helenus
George Cormack	Calchas
Hildegard Neil	Helen
Hildegard Neil	Andromache
Hugh Keays-Byrne	Margareton
John York	Alexander
Patrick Stewart	Hector
Paul Hastings	Paris
Peter Cochran	Priam, King of Troy
Phillip Manikum	Servant (attending on Paris)
Ralph Cotterill	Page
Richard Moore	Ajax
Sara Kestelman	Cassandra
Stephen Turner	Deiphobus
Ted Valentine	Menelaus

Additional Details

Theatre

Aldwych Theatre, London

Theatre company

Royal Shakespeare Company

Production type

Other

Historical period

Ancient Rome

Plays

Troilus and Cressida

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

The production caused controversy, objections arising to Alan Howard’s tranvestite Achilles.

History

First performed at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford upon Avon 8 August 1968.

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

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London
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