Nuffield Theatre
onTuesday 12th to Saturday 16th October 1971
HISTORICAL NOTE:
In 1420 the Treaty of Troyes rounded off the latest phase of the Hundred Years War by disinheriting the Dauphin and placing most of northern France either under English occupation or under the rule of England's ally, the Duke of Burgundy. By 1429 the Dauphin, Charles VII, had established his exiled court at Chinon. Charles was uncertain of his legitimacy, his government was inefficient, and morale in the southern provinces was verging on panic since the beginning of the English siege of Orleans. This was the situation when Joan of Arc came to Chinon in February of that year: within six months she had accomplished her mission of raising the siege of Orleans and marching victoriously to Rheims for Charles's coronation. The moral effect of this triumph was enormous, but this was the end of Joan's success. The French assault of Paris failed, and in May 1430 Joan was captured by the English, who decided to discredit Charles by trying her for witchcraft at Rouen.
The Cast | |
Joan | Sue Eatwell |
Warwick | Beckett Pennington-Leigh |
Cauchon | David Pike |
Inquisitor | David Bartlett |
Promoter | Graham Buchanan |
Brother Ladvenu | Ray Green |
The Father | Peter White |
The Mother | Molly Manns |
The Brother | Martin Stannard |
Beaudricourt | Ken Spencer |
Boudousse | Keith Hooper |
Charles | Peter Neve |
Yolande | Joy Steele |
The Queen | Sandy White |
Agnes Sorel | Frances Dudley |
Archbishop | Ken Hann |
La Trémouille | Stephen Rake |
Page | Carol Darrock |
La Hire | Tony McCafffry |
Executioner | Dave Phillips |
English Soldiers | David Dudley, Bob Richardson |
For the Maskers: | |
Director | John Mitchell |
Stage Manager | Colin Strange |
Assistant Stage Managers | Ron Avery, Connie Alderman |
Wardrobe Mistress | Serena Brown |
Assistant Wardrobe Mistress | Jo Bartlett |
Lighting Designer | Derek Jones |
Lighting Operators | Roger Lockett, Bill Sloman |
Sound Technicians | Geoff Grandy, John Schwiller, Rodney Stratford |
Properties | Sonia Morris, Avril Woodward, Lewis Yapp |
Publicity | John Carrington |
Photographs | Serena Brown |
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