Nuffield Theatre
onTuesday 15th June to Saturday 19th June 1976
Jim Smith as King Lear
Following the production of King Lear; the Maskers were pleased to receive a number of letters praising the show. The following is a typical example;
Dear Sir,
I wish to express my hearty congratulations for the superb performance
of Lear that it has been my good fortune to see tonight. In my experience
it was one of the most convincing Shakespearean productions that I have
seen, and I thought the portrayal King Lear was quite magnificent.
Yours faithfully .......
| Cast | |
| Lear, King of Britain | Jim Smith |
| King of France | John Turnbull |
| Duke of Burgundy | David Bartlett |
| Duke of Cornwall | Philip de Grouchy |
| Duke of Albany | David Pike |
| Earl of Kent | Brian Whitaker |
| Earl of Gloucester | Kenneth Spencer |
| Edgar, son to Gloucester | John Carrington |
| Edmund, bastard son to Gloucester | Al Senter |
| Fool | Graham Buchanan |
| Oswald, steward to Goneril | Alan Newell |
| Old Man, tenant to Gloucester | Pete White |
| Goneril, daughter to Lear | Ann Archer |
| Doctor | David Bartlett |
| Knight, attendant on Lear | John Turnbull |
| Regan | Jenny McConnell |
| Cordelia | Mary Elliott |
| Knights, soldiers & servants | Paul Elliott, Steve Lange, Hugh Lewis, Alan Watson, Geoffrey Wharam, Peter White |
| For the Maskers: | |
| Director | Ron Stannard |
| Technical Director | Ron Tillyer |
| Designer | Ken Spencer |
| Lighting | Derek Jones |
| Production Assistant | Jenni watson |
| Wardrobe | Serena Brown |
| Stage Manager | Joy Wingfield |
| Set Construction | Alan Baker, John Riggs |
| Sound | Adrian Whitaker, Clive Weeks |
| Properties | Mollie Manns, Shiela Clark |
| Stage Crew | Roger Lockett, Mike Johnson & Maskers |
| Handbill Graphics | John Hamon |
In publicising the Masker's production, Brian Stansbridge wrote; "Shakespeare's towering play about parents and children traces the the consequences of a tragic failure to bridge the gap between the generations in a world in which the New Order , with its lusts and ambitions, challenges ruthlessly for power. This violent, cruel yet extraordinarily moving study of King Lear's progress towards understanding and humanity is Shakespeare's greatest achievement and its themes remain acutely relevant today."
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