All’s Well That Ends Well
1968 BBC Production
Director: Claude Whatham
Countess of Rousillon: Catherine Lacey
Bertram: Ian Richardson
Helena: Lynn Farleigh
Parrolles: Clive Swift
King of France: Sebastian Shaw
1980-81 BBC Production
Director: Elijah Moshinsky
Countess of Rousillon: Celia Johnson
Bertram: Ian Charleson
Helena: Angela Down
Parrolles: Peter Jeffrey
King of France: Donald Sinden
2011 John Dove Production
Director: John Dove
Countess of Rousillon: Janie Dee
Bertram: Sam Crane
Helena: Ellie Piercy
Parrolles: James Garnon
King of France: Sam Cox
Antony and Cleopatra
1972 Charlton Heston Film
Director: Charlton Heston
Antony: Charlton Heston
Cleopatra: Hildegarde Neil
Enobarbus: Eric Porter
1974 RSC Production
Director: Jon Scofield
Antony: Richard Johnson
Cleopatra: Janet Suzman
Enobarbus: Patrick Stewart
1981 BBC Television Shakespeare Production
Director: Jonathan Miller
Antony: Colin Blakely
Cleopatra: Jane Lapotaire
Enobarbus: Emrys James
1983-84 Lawrence Carra Production
Director: Lawrence Carra
Antony: Timothy Dalton
Cleopatra: Lynne Redgrave
Enobarbus: Barrie Ingham
As You Like It
1936 Paul Czinner Production
Director: Paul Czinner
Rosalind: Elisabeth Bergner
Orlando: Laurence Olivier
Celia: Sophie Stewart
Jaques: Leon Quartermaine
Touchstone: Mackenzie Ward
1963 Elliott/Eyre Production
Director: Michael Elliott and Ronald Eyre
Rosalind: Lynn Redgrave
Orlando: Patrick Allen
Celia: Rosalind Knight
Jaques: Max Adrian
Touchstone: Patrick Wymark
1978-79 BBC Television Shakespeare Production
Director: Basil Coleman
Rosalind: Helen Mirren
Orlando: Brian Stirner
Celia: Angharad Rees
Jaques: Richard Pasco
Touchstone: James Bolam
1992 Christine Edzard Production
Director: Christine Edzard
Rosalind: Emma Croft
Orlando: Andrew Tiernan
Celia: Celia Bannerman
Jaques: James Fox
Touchstone: Griff Rhys Jones
2006 Kenneth Branagh Production
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Rosalind: Bryce Dallas Howard
Orlando: David Oyelowo
Celia: Romola Garai
Jaques: Kevin Kline
Touchstone: Alfred Molina
2009 Shakespeare’s Globe Production
Director: Thea Sharrock
Rosalind: Naomi Frederick
Orlando: Jack Laskey
Celia: Laura Rogers
Jaques: Tim McMullan
Touchstone: Dominic Rowan
The Comedy of Errors
1964 Royal Shakespeare Company Production
Director: Peter Duguid
Solinus: Donald Sinden
Aegeon: John Welsh
Antipholus of Ephesus: Ian Richardson
Antipholus of Syracuse: Alec McCowen
Dromio of Ephesus: Clifford Rose
Dromio of Syracuse: Barry MacGregor
1976-77 Royal Shakespeare Company Production
Director: Philip Casson
Solinus: Brian Coburn
Aegeon: Griffith Jones
Antipholus of Ephesus: Mike Gwilym
Antipholus of Syracuse: Roger Rees
Dromio of Ephesus: Nickolas Grace
Dromio of Syracuse: Michael Williams
1983-84 BBC Television Shakespeare Production
Director: James Cellan Jones
Solinus: Charles Gray
Aegeon: Cyril Cusack
Antipholus of Ephesus: Michael Kitchen
Antipholus of Syracuse: Michael Kitchen
Dromio of Ephesus: Roger Daltrey
Dromio of Syracuse: Roger Daltrey
1987 Flying Karamazov Brothers Production
Director: Robert Woodruff
Solinus: Karla Burns
Aegeon: John Welsh
Antipholus of Ephesus: Howard Jay Patterson
Antipholus of Syracuse: David Magid
Dromio of Ephesus: Clifford Rose
Dromio of Syracuse: Randy Nelson
Coriolanus
1983 BBC Television Shakespeare Production
Director: Elijah Moshinsky
Coriolanus: Alan Howard
Menenius: Joss Ackland
Cominius: Patrick Godfrey
Aufidius: Mike Gwilym
Volumnia: Irene Worth
Virgilia: Joanna McCallum
2011 Ralph Fiennes Production
Director: Ralph Fiennes
Coriolanus: Ralph Fiennes
Menenius: Brian Cox
Cominius: John Kani
Aufidius: Gerard Butler
Volumnia: Vanessa Redgrave
Virgilia: Jessica Chastain
Cymbeline
1983 BBC Television Shakespeare Production
Director: Elijah Moshinsky
Cymbeline: Richard Johnson
Cornelius: Hugh Thomas
Iachimo: Robert Lindsay
Queen: Claire Bloom
Imogen: Helen Mirren
Posthumus: Michael Pennington
Cloten: Paul Jesson
2014 Almereyda Production
Director: Michael Almereyda
Cymbeline: Ed Harris
Cornelius: Peter Gerety
Iachimo: Ethan Hawke
Queen: Milla Jovovich
Imogen: Dakota Johnson
Posthumus: Penn Badgley
Cloten: Anton Yelchin
Hamlet
1948 Laurence Olivier Production
Director: Laurence Olivier
Hamlet: Laurence Olivier
Ophelia: Jean Simmons
Claudius: Basil Sydney
Gertrude: Eileen Herlie
Horatio: Norman Wooland
Polonius: Felix Aylmer
Laertes: Terence Morgan
1953 NBC Television Production
Director: Albert McCleery
Hamlet: Maurice Evans
Ophelia: Sarah Churchill
Claudius: Astrogildo Filho
Gertrude: Ruth Chatterton
Horatio: Wesley Addy
Polonius: Barry Jones
Laertes: William Smithers
1959 Dupont Show of the Month Production
Director: Ralph Nelson
Hamlet: John Neville
Ophelia: Barbara Jefford
Claudius: Oliver Neville
Gertrude: Margaret Courtenay
Horatio: David Dodimead
Polonius: Joseph O’Connor
Laertes: John Humphrey
1961 Hans Peter Wirth Production
Director: Franz Peter Wirth
Hamlet: Maximilian Schell
Ophelia: Dunja Movar
Claudius: Hans Caninenberg
Gertrude: Wanda Rotha
Horatio: Karl Michael Vogler
Polonius: Franz Schafheitlin
Laertes: Dieter Kirchlechner
1964 Grigori Kozintsev Production
Director: Grigori Kozintsev
Hamlet: Innokenty Smoktunovsky
Ophelia: Anastasiya Vertinskaya
Claudius: Mikhail Nazvanov
Gertrude: Elza Radzina
Horatio: Vladimir Erenberg
Polonius: Yuri Tolubeyev
Laertes: Stepan Oleksenko
1964 Bill Colleran/John Gielgud Production
Director: Bill Colleran and John Gielgud
Hamlet: Rihard Burton
Ophelia: Linda Marsh
Claudius: Alfred Drake
Gertrude: Eileen Herlie
Horatio: Robert Milli
Polonius: Hume Cronyn
Laertes: John Cullum
1964 Philip Saville Production
Director: Philip Saville
Hamlet: Christopher Plummer
Ophelia: Jo Maxwell Muller
Claudius: Robert Shaw
Gertrude: June Tobin
Horatio: Michael Caine
Polonius: Alec Clunes
Laertes: Dyson Lovell
1969 Tony Richardson Production
Director: Tony Richardson
Hamlet: Nicol Williamson
Ophelia: Marianne Faithfull
Claudius: Anthony Hopkins
Gertrude: Judy Parfitt
Horatio: Gordon Jackson
Polonius: Mark Dignam
Laertes: Michael Pennington
1970 Peter Wood Production
Director: Peter Wood
Hamlet: Richard Chamberlain
Ophelia: Ciaran Madden
Claudius: Richard Johnson
Gertrude: Margaret Leighton
Horatio: Martin Shaw
Polonius: Michael Redgrave
Laertes: Nicholas Jones
1980 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: Rodney Bennett
Hamlet: Derek Jacobi
Ophelia: Lalla Ward
Claudius: Patrick Stewart
Gertrude: Claire Bloom
Horatio: Robert Swann
Polonius: Eric Porter
Laertes: David Robb
1990 Kirk Browning/Kevin Kline Production
Director: Kirk Browning and Kevin Kline
Hamlet: Kevin Kline
Ophelia: Diane Venora
Claudius: Brian Murray
Gertrude: Dana Ivey
Horatio: Peter Francis James
Polonius: Josef Sommer
Laertes: Michael Cumpsty
1990 Franco Zeffirelli Production
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Hamlet: Mel Gibson
Ophelia: Helena Bonham Carter
Claudius: Alan Bates
Gertrude: Glenn Close
Horatio: Stephen Dillane
Polonius: Ian Holm
Laertes: Nathaniel Parker
1996 Kenneth Branagh Production
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Hamlet: Kenneth Branagh
Ophelia: Kate Winslet
Claudius: Derek Jacobi
Gertrude: Julie Christie
Horatio: Nicholas Farrell
Polonius: Richard Briers
Laertes: Michael Maloney
2000 Michael Almereyda Production
Director: Michael Almereyda
Hamlet: Ethan Hawke
Ophelia: Julia Stiles
Claudius: Kyle MacLachlan
Gertrude: Diane Venora
Horatio: Karl Geary
Polonius: Bill Murray
Laertes: Liev Schreiber
2000 Campbell Scott/Eric Simonson Production
Director: Campbell Scott and Eric Simonson
Hamlet: Campbell Scott
Ophelia: LisaGay Hamilton
Claudius: Jamey Sheridan
Gertrude: Blair Brown
Horatio: John Benjamin Hickey
Polonius: Roscoe Lee Browne
Laertes: Terence Morgan
2002 Peter Brook Production
Director: Peter Brook
Hamlet: Adrian Lester
Ophelia: Shantala Shivalingappa
Claudius: Jeffery Kissoon
Gertrude: Natasha Parry
Horatio: Scott Handy
Polonius: Bruce Myers
Laertes: Rohan Siva
2009 Gregory Doran Hamlet
Director: Gegory Doran
Hamlet: David Tennant
Ophelia: Mariah Gale
Claudius: Patrick Steward
Gertrude: Penny Downie
Horatio: Peter de Jersey
Polonius: Oliver Ford Davies
Laertes: Edward Bennett
2015 Sarah Frankcom/Margaret Williams Production
Director: Sarah Francom and Margaret Williams
Hamlet: Maxine Peak
Ophelia: Katie West
Claudius: John Shrapnel
Gertrude: Barbara Marten
Horatio: Thomas Arnold
Polonius [Polonia]: Gillian Bevan
Laertes: Ashley Zhangazha
Henry IV, Part I
1979-80 BBC Production
Director: David Giles
Henry IV: Jon Finch
Prince Hal: David Gwillim
Hotspur: Tim Pigott-Smith
Falstaff: Anthony Quayle
Prince John: Rob Edwards
Earl of Westmoreland: David Buck
Sir Waler Blunt: Robert Brown
Earl of Worcester: Clive Swift
Earl of Northumberland: Bruce Purchase
1995 John Caird Production
Director: John Caird
Henry IV: Ronald Pickup
Prince Hal: Jonathan Firth
Hotspur: Rufus Sewell
Falstaff: David Calder
Prince John: Daniel Betts
Sir Waler Blunt: Tim McMullan
Earl of Worcester: Corin Redgrave
Earl of Northumberland: Joseph O’Conor
1990 English Shakespeare Company Production
Director: Michael Bogdanov and Michael Pennington
Henry IV: Michael Cronin
Prince Hal: Michael Pennington
Hotspur: Andrew Jarvis
Falstaff: Barry Stanton
Prince John: John Dougall
Earl of Westmoreland: Ben Bazell
Sir Waler Blunt: Michael Fenner
Earl of Worcester: Philip Bowen
Earl of Northumberland: Roger Booth
Henry IV, Part II
1979-80 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: David Giles
Henry IV: Jon Finch
Prince Hal: David Gwillim
Falstaff: Anthony Quayle
Bardolph: Gordon Gostelow
Pistol: Bryan Pringle
1990 English Shakespeare Company Production
Director: Michael Bogdanov and Michael Pennington
Henry IV: Michael Cronin
Prince Hal: Michael Pennington
Falstaff: Barry Stanton
Bardolph: Colin Farrell
Pistol: Paul Brennen
Henry V
1944 Laurence Olivier Production
Director: Laurence Olivier
Henry V: Laurence Olivier
Earl of Westmoreland: Gerald Case
Earl of Salisbury: Griffith Jones
Duke of Exeter: Nicholas Hannen
Duke of Gloucester: Michael Warre
Montjoy: Ralph Truman
Bardolph: Roy Emerton
Pistol: Robert Newton
King Charles VI: Harcourt Williams
Dauphin: Max Adrian
Mistress Quickly: Freda Jackson
Katherine: Renée Asherson
1960 Age of Kings Productions
Director: Michael Hayes
Henry V: Robert Hardy
Earl of Westmoreland: Julian Glover
Duke of Exeter: Noel Johnson
Duke of Gloucester: John Ringham
Montjoy: Robert Lang
Bardolph: Gordon Gostelow
Pistol: George A. Cooper
King Charles VI: Alan Rowe
Dauphin: John Warner
Mistress Quickly: Angela Baddeley
Katherine: Judi Dench
1979-80 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: David Giles
Henry V: David Gwillim
Earl of Westmoreland: David Buck
Earl of Salisbury: Robert Ashby
Duke of Exeter: Clifford Parish
Duke of Gloucester: Martin Smith
Montjoy: Garrick Hagon
Bardolph: Gordon Gostelow
Pistol: Bryan Pringle
King Charles VI: Thorley Walters
Dauphin: Keith Drinkel
Mistress Quickly: Brenda Bruce
Katherine: Jocelyne Boisseau
1989 Kenneth Branagh Production
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Henry V: Kenneth Branagh
Earl of Westmoreland: Paul Gregory
Earl of Salisbury: Richard Neville
Duke of Exeter: Brian Blessed
Duke of Gloucester: Simon Shepherd
Montjoy: Christopher Ravenscroft
Bardolph: Richard Briers
Pistol: Robert Stephens
King Charles VI: Paul Scofield
Dauphin: Michael Maloney
Mistress Quickly: Judi Dench
Katherine: Emma Thompson
1991 English Shakespeare Company Production
Director: Michael Bogdanov
Henry V: Michael Pennington
Earl of Westmoreland: Ben Bazell
Duke of Exeter: Ian Burford
Montjoy: Philip Bowen
Pistol: Paul Brennen
King Charles VI: Clyde Pollitt
Dauphin: Andrew Jarvis
Mistress Quickly: June Watson
Katherine: Francesca Ryan
2012 Thea Sharrock Production (The Hollow Crown Series)
Director: Thea Sharrock
Henry V: Tom Hiddleston
Earl of Westmoreland: James Laurenson
Earl of Salisbury: Richard Clothier
Duke of Exeter: Anton Lesser
Duke of Gloucester: Paterson Joseph
Montjoy: Jérémie Covillault
Bardolph: Tom Georgeson
Pistol: Paul Ritter
King Charles VI: Lambert Wilson
Dauphin: Edward Akrout
Mistress Quickly: Julie Walters
Katherine: Mélanie Thierry
Henry VI, Part I
1960 Michael Hayes Age of Kings Production
Director: Michael Hayes
Henry VI: Terry Scully
Cardinal of Winchester: Robert Lang
Dauphin: Jerome Willis
Joan la Pucelle: Eileen Atkins
Duke of York: Jack May
Earl of Suffolk: Edgar Wreford
Duke of Somerset: Alan Rowe
Margaret: Mary Morris
1965 Wars of the Roses Production
Henry VI: David Warner
Cardinal of Winchester: Nicholas Selby
Dauphin: Charles Kay
Joan la Pucelle: Janet Suzman
Duke of Somerset: Philip Brack
Margaret: Peggy Ashcroft
1983 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: Jane Howell
Henry VI: Peter Benson
Cardinal of Winchester:
Dauphin: Ian Saynor
Joan la Pucelle: Brenda Blethyn
Duke of York: Bernard Hill
Earl of Suffolk: Paul Chapman
Margaret: Julia Foster
1991 English Shakespeare Company Wars of the Roses Production
Director: Michael Bogdanov
Henry VI: Paul Brennen
Cardinal of Winchester: Clyde Pollitt
Dauphin: Andrew Jarvis
Joan la Pucelle: Francesca Ryan
Duke of York: Barry Stanton
Earl of Suffolk: Michael Pennington
Duke of Somerset: Sion Probert
Margaret: June Watson
Henry VI, Part II
1960 An Age of Kings Production
Director: Michael Hayes
Henry VI: Terry Scully
Duke of Suffolk: Edgar Wreford
Duke of Gloucester: John Ringham
Cardinal Beaufort: Robert Lang
Earl of Salisbury: Gordon Gostelow
Duke of Somerset: Alan Rowe
Earl of Warwick: Frank Windsor
Richard: Paul Daneman
Margaret: Mary Morris
1965 The Wars of the Roses Productions
Director: Peter Hall and John Barton
Henry VI: David Warner
Duke of Gloucester: Paul Hardwick
Duke of Somerset: Philip Brack
Earl of Warwick: Brewster Mason
Richard: Ian Holm
Margaret: Peggy Ashcroft
1983 BBC Shakespeare Plays Production
Director: Jane Howell
Henry VI: Peter Venson
Duke of Suffolk: Paul Chapman
Duke of Gloucester: David Burke
Cardinal Beaufort: Frank Middlemass
Earl of Salisbury: Tenniel Evans
Duke of Somerset: Brian Deacon
Earl of Warwick: Mark Wing-Davey
Richard: Ron Cook
Margaret: Juia Foster
Henry VI, Part III
1960 An Age of Kings Production
Director: Michael Hayes
Henry VI: Terry Scully
Earl of Warwick: Frank Windsor
Duke of York: Jack May
Edward IV: Julian Glover
Duke of Clarence: Patrick Garland
Duke of Gloucester: Paul Daneman
Queen Margaret: Mary Morris
Duke of Suffolk: Edgar Wreford
Cardinal Beaufort: Robert Lang
Earl of Salisbury: Gordon Gostelow
Duke of Somerset: Alan Rowe
Jack Cade: Esmond Knight
1965 The Wars of the Roses Productions
Henry VI: David Warner
Earl of Warwick: Brewster Mason
Duke of York: Donald Sinden
Edward IV: Roy Dotrice
Duke of Gloucester: Paul Hardwick
Queen Margaret: Peggy Ashcroft
Duke of Suffolk: William Squire
1983 BBC Shakespeare Plays Production
Director: Jane Howell
Henry VI: Peter Benson
Duke of York: Bernard Hill
Edward IV: Brian Protheroe
Duke of Clarence: Ron Cook
Queen Margaret: Julia foster
1991 English Shakespeare Company Productions
Henry VI: Paul Brennen
Earl of Warwick: Michael Cronin
Duke of York: Barry Stanton
Duke of Clarence: John Dougall
Duke of Gloucester: Andrew Jarvis
Queen Margaret: June Watson
Duke of Exeter: Ian Burford
Earl of Warwick: Michael
Jack Cade: Michael Pennington
Henry VI, Parts I-III, and Richard III
1983 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: Jene Howell
Henry VI: Peter Benson
Duke of Burgundy: Antony Brown
Duke of Gloucester: David Burke
Queen Margaret: Julia Foster
Joan La Pucelle: Branda Blethyn
Duke of Alençon: Michael Byrne
Duchess of Gloucester: Anne Carroll
Earl of Suffolk: Paul Chapman
Duke of Buckingham: David Daker
Duke of Somerset: Brian Deacon
Richard III: Ron Cook
Queen Elizabeth: Rowena Cooper
Lord Grey: Aruther Cox
Duchess of York: Annette Crosbie
Lady Anne: Zoe Wannamaker
Henry VIII
1979 BBC Shakespeare Plays Production
Director: Kevin Billington
Henry VIII: John Stride
Duke of Buckingham: Julian Glover
Duke of Norfolk: Jeremy Kemp
Duke of Suffolk: Lewis Fiander
Cardinal Wolsey: Timoth West
Cromwell: John Rowe
Lord Abergavenny: David Rintoul
Katherine of Aragon: Claire Bloom
Cranmer: Ronald Pickup
2010 Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Production
Director: Mark Rosenblatt
Henry VIII: Dominic Rowan
Cardinal Wolsey: Ian McNeice
Katherine of Aragon: Kate Duchêne
Julius Caesar
1950 David Badley Production
Director: David Bradley
Antony: Charlton Heston
Cassius: Grosvenor Glenn
Julius Caesar: Harold Tasker
Brutus: David Bradley
Octavius Caesar: Bob Holt
1953 Joseph L. Mankiewicz Production
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Antony: Marlon Brando
Cassius: John Gielgud
Julius Caesar: Louis Calhern
Brutus: James Mason
Casca: Edmond O’Brien
Calpurnia: Greer Garson
Portia: Deborah Kerr
1970 Stuart Burge Production
Director: Stuart Burge
Antony: Charlton Heston
Cassius: Richard Johnson
Julius Caesar: John Gielgud
Brutus: Jason Robards
Casca: Robert Vaugn
Octavius Caesar: Richard Chamberlain
Calpurnia: Jill Bennett
Portia: Diana Rigg
1979 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: Herbert Wise
Antony: Keith Michell
Cassius: David Collings
Julius Caesar: Charles Gray
Brutus: Richard Pasco
Casca: Sam Dastor
Octavius Caesar:
Calpurnia: Elizabeth Spriggs
Portia: Virginia McKenna
2012 Gregory Doran Production
Director: Gregory Doran
Antony: Ray Fearon
Julius Caesar: Jeffery Kissoon
Brutus: Paterson Joseph
Casca: Joseph Mydell
King John
1984-85 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: David Giles
King John: Leonard Rossiter
Chatillon: William Whymper
Queen Elinor: Mary Morris
Earl of Pembroke: Robert Brown
Earl of Salisbury: John Castle
Lord Bigot: John Flint
Philip: George Costigan
Constance: Claire Bloom
King Lear
1953 CBS Television Production
Director: Andrew McCullough and Peter Brook
King Lear: Orson Welles
Goneril: Beatrice Straight
Regan: Margaret Phillips
Cordelia: Natasha Parry
Duke of Albany: Arnold Moss
Earl of Kent: Bramwell Fletcher
Fool: Alan Badel
Duke of Cornwall: Scott Forbes
Earl of Gloucester: Frederick Worlock
1970 Kozintsev Production
Director: Grigoriy Kozintsev and Iosif Shapiro
King Lear: Jüri Järvet
Goneril: Elza Radzina
Regan: Galina Volchek
Cordelia: Valentina Shendrikova
Duke of Albany: Donatas Banionis
Earl of Kent: Vladimir Yemelyanov
Edmund: Regimantas Adomaitis
Edgar: Leonhard Merzin
Fool: Oleg Dal
Duke of Cornwall: Aleksandr Vokach
Earl of Gloucester: Karlis Sebris
1971 Peter Brook Production
Director: Peter Brook
King Lear: Paul Scofield
Goneril: Irene Worth
Regan: Susan Engel
Cordelia: Anne-Lise Gabold
Duke of Albany: Cyril Cusack
Earl of Kent: Tom Fleming
Edmund: Ian Hogg
Edgar: Robert Landgon Lloyd
Fool: Jack MacGowran
Duke of Cornwall: Patrick Magee
Earl of Gloucester: Alan Webb
1971 Edwin Sherin Production
Director: Edwin Sherin
King Lear: James Earl Jones
Goneril: Rosalind Cash
Regan: Ellen Holly
Cordelia: Lee Chamberlin
Duke of Albany:
Earl of Kent: Douglass Watson
Edmund: Raul Julia
Edgar: Rene Auberjonois
Fool: Tom Aldredge
Duke of Cornwall: Robert Lanchester
Earl of Gloucester: Paul Sorvino
1974 Tony Davenall Production
Director: Tony Davenall
King Lear: Patrick Magee
Goneril: Beth Harris
Regan: Ann Lynn
Cordelia: Wendy Allnutt
Duke of Albany: Philip Albany
Earl of Kent: Ray Smith
Edmund: Patrick Mower
Edgar: Robert Coleby
Fool: Ellis Jones
Duke of Cornwall: Peter Jeffrey
Earl of Gloucester: Ronald Radd
1982 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: Jonathan Miller
King Lear: Michael Hordern
Goneril: Gillian Barge
Regan: Penelope Wilton
Cordelia: Brenda Blethyn
Duke of Albany: John Bird
Earl of Kent: John Shrapnel
Edmund: Michael Kitchen
Edgar: Anton Lesser
Fool: Frank Middlemass
Earl of Gloucester: Norman Rodway
1983 Michael Elliott Production
Director: Michael Elliott
King Lear: Laurence Olivier
Goneril: Dorothy Tutin
Regan: Diana Rigg
Cordelia: Anna Calder-Marshall
Duke of Albany: Robert Lang
Earl of Kent: Colin Blakely
Edmund: Robert Lindsay
Edgar: David Threlfall
Fool: John Hurt
Duke of Burgundy: Brian Cox
Earl of Gloucester: Leo McKern
1998 Richard Eyre Production
Director: Richard Eyre
King Lear: Ian Holm
Goneril: Barbara Flynn
Regan: Amanda Redman
Cordelia: Victoria Hamilton
Duke of Albany: David Lyon
Earl of Kent: David Burke
Edmund: Finbar Lynch
Edgar: Paul Rhys
Fool: Michael Bryant
Duke of Cornwall: Michael Simkins
Earl of Gloucester: Timothy West
1999 Brian Blessed Production
Director: Brian Blessed and Tony Rotherham
King Lear: Brian Blessed
Goneril: Caroline Lennon
Regan: Claire Laurie
Cordelia: Phillipa Peak
Duke of Albany: Graham McTavish
Earl of Kent: Iain Stuart Robertson
Edmund: Jason Riddington
Edgar: Mark Burgess
Fool: Hildegard Neil
Duke of Cornwall: Mark Denny
Earl of Gloucester: Robert Whelan
2008 Trevor Nunn Production
Director: Trevor Nunn
King Lear: Ian McKellen
Goneril: Frances Barber
Regan: Monica Dolan
Cordelia: Romola Garai
Duke of Albany: Julian Harries
Earl of Kent: Jonathan Hyde
Edmund: Philip Winchester
Edgar: Ben Meyjes
Fool: Sylvester McCoy
Duke of Cornwall: Guy Williams
Earl of Gloucester: William Gaunt
Love’s Labour’s Lost
1985 BBC Production
Director: Elijah Moshinsky
King Ferdinand of Navarre: Jonathan Kent
Princess of France: Maureen Lipman
Longaville: Christopher Blake
Dumaine: Geoffrey Burridge
Berowne: Mike Gwilym
Don Armado: David Warner
Moth: John Kane
Costard: Paul Jesson
Boyet: Clifford Rose
Maria: Katy Behean
Katharine: Petra Markham
Rosaline: Jenny Agutter
2000 Kenneth Branagh Production
Director: Kenneth Branagh
King Ferdinand of Navarre: Alessandro Nivola
Princess of France: Alicia Silverstone
Longaville: Matthew Lillard
Dumaine: Adrian Lester
Berowne: Kenneth Branagh
Don Armado: Timothy Spall
Moth: Anthony O’Donnell
Costard: Nathan Lane
Boyet: Richard Clifford
Maria: Carmen Ejogo
Katharine: Emily Mortimer
Rosaline: Natascha McElhone
2010 Shakespeare’s Globe Production
Director: Dominic Dromgoole
King Ferdinand of Navarre: Philip Cumbus
Princess of France: Michelle Terry
Longaville: William Mannering
Dumaine: Jack Farthing
Berowne: Trystan Gravelle
Don Armado: Paul Ready
Moth: Seroca Davis
Costard: Fergal McElherron
Boyet: Tom Stuart
Maria: Jade Nouka
Katharine: Sian Robins-Grace
Rosaline: Thomasin Rand
Macbeth
1948 Orson Welles Production
Director: Orson Welles
Macbeth: Orson Welles
Lady Macbeth: Jeanette Nolan
Macduff: Dan O’Herlihy
Lady Macduff: Peggy Webber
Banquo: Edgar Barrier
Malcolm: Roddy McDowall
King Duncan: Ersking Sanford
Three Witches: Peggy Weber (Witch)
1954 George Schaefer Production
Director: George Schaefer
Macbeth: Maurice Evans
Lady Macbeth: Judith Anderson
Macduff: Richard Waring
Lady Macduff: Margot Stevenson
Banquo: Staats Cotsworth
Malcolm: Roger Hamilton
King Duncan: House Jameson
Three Witches: Jane Rose, Frieda Altman, Maud Shearer
1960 George Schaefer Production
Director: George Schaefer
Macbeth: Maurice Evans
Lady Macbeth: Judith Anderson
Macduff: Ian Bannen
Banquo: Michael Hordern
Malcolm: Jeremy Brett
King Duncan: Malcolm Keen
Three Witches: Valerie Taylor, Anita Sharp-Bolster, April Olrich
1961 Paul Almond Production
Director: Paul Almond
Macbeth: Sean Connery
Lady Macbeth: Zoe Caldwell
Macduff: Ted Follows
Lady Macduff: Sharon Acker
Banquo: William Needles
Malcolm: Robin Gammell
King Duncan: Powys Thomas
Three Witches: Victoria Mitchell, Natalia Butko, Jacqueline Ivings
1971 Roman Polanski Production
Director: Roman Polanski
Macbeth: Jon Finch
Lady Macbeth: Francesca Annis
Macduff: Terence Bayler
Lady Macduff: Diane Fletcher
Banquo: Martin Shaw
Malcolm: Stephan Chase
King Duncan: Nicholas Selby
Three Witches: Maisie MacFarquhar, Elsie Taylor, Noelle Rimmington
1975 John Gorrie Production
Director: John Gorrie
Macbeth: Eric Porter
Lady Macbeth: Janet Suzman
Macduff: John Woodvine
Lady Macduff: Rowena Cooper
Banquo: John Thaw
Malcolm: John Alderton
King Duncan: Michael Goodliffe
Three Witches: Sylvia Coleridge, Daphne Heard, Hilary Mason
1979-80 Philip Casson/Trevor Nunn Production
Director: Philip Casson and Trevor Nunn
Macbeth: Ian McKellen
Lady Macbeth: Judi Dench
Macduff: Bob Peck
Lady Macduff: Susan Dury
Banquo: John Woodvine
Malcolm: Roger Rees
King Duncan: Griffith Jones
Three Witches: Marie Kean, Judith Harte, Susan Dury
1983 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: Jack Gold
Macbeth: Nicol Williamson
Lady Macbeth: Jane Lapotaire
Macduff: Tony Doyle
Lady Macduff: Jill Baker
Banquo: Ian Hogg
Malcolm: James Hazeldine
King Duncan: Mark Dignam
Three Witches: Brenda Bruce, Eileen Way, Anne Dyson
1997 Penny Woolcock Production (Macbeth on the Estate)
Director: Penny Woolcock
Macbeth: James Frain
Lady Macbeth: Susan Vidler
Macduff: David Harewood
Lady Macduff: Patsi Fox
Banquo: Andrew Tiernan
Malcolm: Graham Bryan
King Duncan: Ray Winstone
1997 Jeremy Freeston Production
Director: Jeremy Freeston
Macbeth: Jason Connery
Lady Macbeth: Helen Baxendale
Macduff: Kenneth Bryans
Lady Macduff: Tess Dignan
Banquo: Graham McTavish
Malcolm: Ross Dunsmore
King Duncan: John Corivin
Three Witches: Hildegard Neil, Jean Trend, Phillipa Peak
2001 Gregory Doran Production
Director: Gregory Doran
Macbeth: Antony Sher
Lady Macbeth: Harriet Walter
Macduff: Nigel Cooke
Lady Macduff: Diane Beck
Banquo: Ken Bones
Malcolm: John Dougall
King Duncan: Joseph O’Conor
Three Witches: Noma Dumezweni, Polly Kemp, Diane Beck
2006 Geoffrey Wright Production
Director: Geoffrey Wright
Macbeth: Sam Worthington
Lady Macbeth: Victoria Hill
Macduff: Lachy Hulme
Lady Macduff: Kat Stewart
Banquo: Steve Bastoni
Malcolm: Matt Doran
King Duncan: Gary Sweet
Three Witches: Chloe Armstrong, Kate Bell, Miranda Nation
2010 Rupert Goold Production
Director: Rupert Goold
Macbeth: Patrick Stewart
Lady Macbeth: Kate Fleetwood
Macduff: Michael Feast
Lady Macduff: Suzanne Burden
Banquo: Martin Turner
Malcolm: Scott Handy
King Duncan: Paul Shelley
Three Witches: Polly Frame, Sophie Hunter, Niamh McGrady
2021 Joel Coen Production
Director: Joel Coen
Macbeth: Denzel Washington
Lady Macbeth: Frances McDormand
Macduff: Corey Hawkins
Lady Macduff: Moses Ingram
Banquo: Bertie Carvel
Malcolm: Harry Melling
King Duncan: Brendan Gleeson
Three Witches: Kathryn Hunter
Measure for Measure
1979 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: Desmond Davis
Isabella: Kate Nelligan
Duke Vincentio: Kenneth Colley
Angelo: Tim Pigott-Smith
Claudio: Christopher Strauli
Mariana: Jacqueline Pearce
Lucio: John McEnery
Mistress Overdone: Adrienne Corri
Escalus: Kevin Stoney
Elbow: Ellis Jones
Pompey: Frank Middlemass
Juliet: Yolande Palfrey
Provost: Alun Armstrong
1994 David Thacker Production
Director: David Thacker
Isabella: Juliet Aubrey
Duke Vincentio: Tom Wilkinson
Angelo: Corin Redgrave
Claudio: Ben Miles
Mariana: Margot Leicester
Lucio: Rob Edwards
Mistress Overdone: Sue Johnston
Escalus: David Waller
Pompey: Henry Googman
Juliet: Sally George
Merchant of Venice
1969-1973 Jonathan Miller/John Sichel Production
Director: Jonathan Miller/John Sichel
Shylock: Laurence Olivier
Portia: Joan Plowright
Bassanio: Jeremy Brett
Antonio: Anthony Nicholls
Nerissa: Anna Carteret
Jessica: Louise Purnell
Gratiano: Michael Jayston
Lorenzo: Malcolm Reid
1980-81 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: Jack Gold
Shylock: Warren Mitchell
Portia: Gemma Jones
Bassanio: John Nettles
Antonio: John Franklyn-Robbins
Nerissa: Susan Jameson
Jessica: Leslee Udwin
Gratiano: Kenneth Cranham
Lorenzo: Richard Morant
2001 Trevor Nunn/Chris Hunt Production
Director: Trevor Nunn and Chris Hunt
Shylock: Henry Goodman
Portia: Derbhle Crotty
Bassanio: Alexander Hanson
Antonio: David Bamber
Nerissa: Alex Kelly
Jessica: Gabrielle Jourdan
Gratiano: Richard Henders
Lorenzo: Jack James
2004 Radford Production
Director: Michael Radford
Shylock: Al Pacino
Portia: Lynn Collins
Bassanio: Joseph Fiennes
Antonio: Jeremy Irons
Nerissa: Heather Goldenhersh
Jessica: Zuleikha Robinson
Gratiano: Kris Marshall
Lorenzo: Charlie Cox
Merry Wives of Windsor
1980 Bard Production
Director: Jack Manning
Mistress Ford: Valerie Seelie-Snyder
Mistress Page: Gloria Grahame
Sir John Falstaff: Leon Charles
Mistress Quickly: Dixie Tymitz
Sir Hugh Evans: Richard Cordery
Justice Shallow: Phillip Persons
Fenton: Addison Randall
Simple: Richie Levene
Pistol: Lee Fishel
Bardolph: Lanny Broyles
Doctor Caius: Joel Asher
Frank Ford: Lyle Stephen
William Page: Bert Hinchman
1982-83 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: David Jones
Mistress Ford: Judy Davis
Mistress Page: Prunella Scales
Sir John Falstaff: Richard Griffiths
Mistress Quickly: Elizabeth Spriggs
Sir Hugh Evans: Tenniel Evans
Justice Shallow: Alan Bennett
Fenton: Simon Chandler
Simple: Ron Cook
Pistol: Nigel Terry
Bardolph: Gordon Gostelow
Frank Ford: Ben Kingsley
William Page: Crispin Mair
2010 Shakespeare’s Globe Production
Director: Christopher Luscombe and Robin Lough
Mistress Ford: Sarah Woodward
Mistress Page: Serena Evans
Sir John Falstaff: Christopher Benjamin
Mistress Quickly: Sue Wallace
Sir Hugh Evans: Gareth Armstrong
Justice Shallow: Peter Gale
Fenton: Gerard McCarthy
Simple: Nathan Amzi
Pistol: Paul Woodson
Doctor Caius: Philip Bird
Frank Ford: Andrew Havill
William Page: Michael Garner
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1935 Reinhardt/Dieterle Production
Director: Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle
Puck: Mickey Rooney
Hermia: Olivia de Havilland
Oberon: Victor Jory
Titania: Anita Louise
Lysander: Dick Powell
Hippolyta: Veree Teasdale
Theseus: Ian Hunter
Bottom: James Cagney
Helena: Jean Muir
Demetrius: Ross Alexander
1964 Joan Kemp-Welch Production
Director: Joan Kemp-Welch
Puck: Tony Tanner
Hermia: Maureen Beck
Oberon: Peter Wyngarde
Titania: Anna Massey
Lysander: John Fraser
Hippolyta: Eira Heath
Theseus: Patrick Allen
Bottom: Benny Hill
Helena: Jill Bennett
Demetrius: Clifford Elkin
1968 Peter Hall Production
Director: Peter Hall
Puck: Ian Holm
Hermia: Helen Mirren
Oberon: Ian Richardson
Titania: Judi Dench
Lysander: David Warner
Hippolyta: Barbara Jefford
Theseus: Derek Godfrey
Bottom: Paul Rodgers
Helena: Diana Rigg
Demetrius: Michael Jayston
1981-82 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: Elisha Moshinsky
Puck: Phil Daniels
Hermia: Pippa Guard
Oberon: Peter McEnery
Titania: Helen Mirren
Lysander: Robert Lindsay
Hippolyta: Estelle Kohler
Theseus: Nigel Davenport
Bottom: Brian Glover
Helena: Cherith Mellor
Demetrius: Nicky Henson
1982 Emile Ardolino Production
Director: Emile Ardolino
Puck: Marcell Rosenblatt
Hermia: Deborah Rush
Oberon: William Hurt
Titania: Michele Shay
Lysander: Kevin Conroy
Hippolyta: Diane Venora
Theseus: James Hurdle
Bottom: Jeffrey DeMunn
Helena: Christine Baranski
Demetrius: Rick Lieberman
1996 Adrian Noble Production
Director: Adrian Noble
Puck: Finbar Lynch
Hermia: Monica Dolan
Oberon: Alex Jennings
Titania: Lindsay Duncan
Lysander: Daniel Evans
Hippolyta: Lindsay Duncan
Theseus: Alex Jennings
Bottom: Desmond Barrit
Helena: Emily Ramond
Demetrius: Kevin Doyle
1999 Michael Hoffman Production
Director: Michael Hoffman
Puck: Stanley Tucci
Hermia: Anna Friel
Oberon: Rupert Everett
Titania: Michelle Pfeiffer
Lysander: Dominic West
Hippolyta: Sophie Marceau
Theseus: David Stathairn
Bottom: Kevin Kline
Helena: Calista Flockhart
Demetrius: Christian Bale
2001 Christine Edzard Production
Director: Christine Edzard
Puck: Leane Lyson
Hermia: Jamie Peachey
Oberon: Dominic Haywood-Benge
Titania: Rajouana Zalal
Lysander: Danny Bishop
Hippolyta: Samantha Bond
Theseus: Derek Jacobi
Bottom: Oliver Szczypka
Helena: Jessica Fowler
Demetrius: John Heyfron
2014 Julie Taymor Production
Director: Julie Taymor
Puck: Kathryn Hunter
Hermia: Lilly Englert
Oberon: David Harewood
Titania: Tina Benko
Lysander: Jake Horowitz
Hippolyta: Okwui Okpokwasili
Theseus: Rober Clark
Bottom: Max Casella
Helena: Mandi Masden
Demetrius: Zach Appelman
Much Ado About Nothing
1967 Zeffirelli/Cooke Production
Director: Franco Zeffirelli and Alan Cooke
Beatrice: Maggie Smith
Benedick: Robert Stephens
Hero: Caroline John
Claudio: Michael Byrne
Leonato: Gerald James
Don Pedro: Derek Jacobi
Don John: Ronald Pickup
Dogberry: Frank Finlay
1972-73 New York Shakespeare Festival Production
Director: Nick Havinga
Beatrice: Kathleen Widdoes
Benedick: Sam Waterston
Hero: April Shawhan
Claudio: Glenn Walken
Leonato: Mark Hammer
Don Pedro: Douglass Watson
Don John: Jerry Mayer
Dogberry: Barnard Hughes
1984 BBC Television Shakespeare Production
Director: Stuart Burge
Beatrice: Cherie Lunghi
Benedick: Robert Lindsay
Hero: Katharine Levy
Claudio: Robert Reynolds
Leonato: Lee Montague
Don Pedro: Jon Finch
Don John: Vernon Dobtcheff
Dogberry: Michael Elphick
1993 Kenneth Branagh Production
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Beatrice: Emma Thompson
Benedick: Kenneth Branach
Hero: Kate Beckinsale
Claudio: Robert Sean Leonard
Leonato: Richard Briers
Don Pedro: Denzel Washington
Don John: Keanu Reeves
Dogberry: Michael Keaton
2012 Josh Whedon Production
Director: Josh Whedon
Beatrice: Amy Acker
Benedick: Alexis Denisof
Hero: Jilliam Morgese
Claudio: Fran Kranz
Leonato: Clark Gregg
Don Pedro: Reed Diamond
Don John: Sean Maher
Dogberry: Nathan Fillon
Othello
1951-55 Orson Welles Production
Director: Orson Welles
Othello: Orson Welles
Desdemona: Suzanne Cloutier
Iago: Micheál MacLiammóir
Cassio: Michael Laurence
Roderigo: Robert Coote
Brabantio: Hilton Edwards
Emilia: Fay Compton
Bianca: Doris Dowling
Lodovico: Nicholas Bruce
Montano: Jean Davis
1995 Yutkevich Production
Director: Sergei Yutkevich
Othello: Sergei Bondarchuk
Desdemona: Irina Skobtseva
Iago: Andrei Popov
Cassio: Vladimir Soshalsky
Roderigo: Yevgeny Vesnik
Brabantio: Yevgeny Teterin
Emilia: Antonina Maksimova
Bianca: Leila Ashrafova
Lodovico: Nikolai Briling
Montano: Aleksei Kelberer
1965 Stuart Burge Production
Director: Stuart Burge
Othello: Laurence Olivier
Desdemona: Maggie Smith
Iago: Frank Finlay
Cassio: Derek Jacobi
Roderigo: Robert Lang
Brabantio: Anthony Nicholls
Emilia: Joyce Redman
Bianca: Sheila Reid
Lodovico: Kenneth Mackintoxh
Montano: Edward Hardwicke
1980 Liz White Production
Director: Liz White
Othello: Yaphet Kotto
Desdemona: Audren Branker
Iago: Richard Dixon
Cassio: Louis Chrisholm, Jr.
Roderigo: Douglas Gray
Brabantio: Jim Williams
Emilia: Oliver Bowles
Bianca: Liz White
Montano: Benjamin Ashburn
1981 BBC Production
Director: Jonathan Miller
Othello: Anthony Hopkins
Desdemona: Penelope Wilton
Iago: Bob Hoskins
Cassio: David Yelland
Roderigo: Anthony Pedley
Brabantio: Geoffrey Chater
Emilia: Rosemary Leach
Bianca: Wendy Morgan
Lodovico: Joseph O’Connor
Montano: Tony Steedman
1984 Frank Melton “Bard” Production
Director: Frank Melton
Othello: William Marshall
Desdemona: Jenny Agutter
Iago: Ron Moody
Cassio: DeVeren Bookwalter
Roderigo: Joel Asher
Brabantio: Peter MacLean
Emilia: Leslie Paxton
Bianca: Eugenia Wright
Lodovico: Phillip Persons
Montano: Michael Hayward
1988 Janet Suzman Production
Director: Janet Suzman
Othello: John Kani
Desdemona: Joanna Weinberg
Iago: Richard Haddon Haines
Cassio: Neil McCarthy
Roderigo: Frantz Dobrowsky
Brabantio: Stuart Brown
Emilia: Dorothy Ann Gould
Bianca: Gaynor Young
Lodovico: Peter Krummeck
Montano: Martin Le Maitre
1990 Trevor Nunn Production
Director: Trevor Nunn and Anthony Garrick
Othello: Willard White
Desdemona: Imogen Stubbs
Iago: Ian McKellen
Cassio: Sean Baker
Roderigo: Michael Grandage
Brabantio: Clive Swift
Emilia: Zoë Wanamaker
Bianca: Marsha Hunt
Lodovico: John Burgess
Montano: Philip Sully
1995 Oliver Parker Production
Director: Oliver Parker
Othello: Laurence Fishburne
Desdemona: Irène Jacob
Iago: Kenneth Branagh
Cassio: Nathaniel Parker
Roderigo: Michael Maloney
Brabantio: Pierre Vaneck
Emilia: Anna Patrick
Bianca: Indra Ovè
Lodovico: Michael Sheen
Montano: Nicholas Farrell
Pericles
1984 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: David Jones
Pericles: Mike Gwilym
Gower: Edward Petherbridge
King Antiochus: John Woodvine
Lysimachus: Pat Ryecart
Boult: Trevor Peacock
Dionyza: Annette Crosbie
Thaisa: Juliet Stevenson
Thaliard: Robert Ashby
Helicanus: Patrick Godfrey
Escanes: Toby Salaman
Cleon of Tarsus: Norman Rodway
Richard II
1954 George Schaefer Production
Director: George Schaefer
King Richard II: Maurice Evans
Queen Isabel: Sarah Churchill
John of Gaunt: Frederick Worlock
Bolingbroke: Kent Smith
Thomas Mowbray: Bruce Gordon
Duke of York: Richard Purdy
Duke of Aumerle: Morton DaCosta
Harry Percy: Terry Kilburn
Sir John Bushy: Robert Quarry
Sir John Bagot: Louis Edmonds
1960 Age of Kings Production
King Richard II: David William
Queen Isabel: Juliet Cooke
John of Gaunt: Edward Wreford
Bolingbroke: Tom Fleming
Duke of Norfolk: Noel Johnson
Harry Percy: Sean Connery
Sir John Bushy: David Andrews
1981 Bard Production
Director: William Woodman
King Richard II: Richard Birney
John of Gaunt: John McLiam
Bolingbroke: Paul Shenar
Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk: Jeff Pomerantz
Edmund, Duke of York: Peter Mclean
Duke of Aumerle: DeVeren Bookwalter
Harry Percy: Nicholas Hammond
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland: John Devlin
Sir John Bushy: Jay T. Loudenback
Sir John Bagot: Michael Cummings
1990-91 English Shakespeare Company Wars of the Roses Production
Director: Michael Bogdanov
King Richard II: Michael Pennington
Queen Isabel: Francesca Ryan
John of Gaunt: Clyde Pollitt
Bolingbroke: Michael Cronin
Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk: Jack Carr
Edmund, Duke of York: Colin Farrell
Duke of Aumerle: Philip Aumerle
Harry Percy: Andrew Jarvis
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland: Roger Booth
Earl of Westmoreland: Ben Bazell
Sir John Bushy: Sion Probert
Sir John Bagot: Paul Brennen
1997 Deborah Warner Production
Director: Deborah Warner
King Richard II: Fiona Shaw
Queen Isabel: Sian Thomas
John of Gaunt: Graham Crowden
Bolingbroke: Richard Bremmer
Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk: David Lyon
Edmund, Duke of York: Donald Sinden
Duke of Aumerle: Julian Rhind-Tutt
Harry Percy: Kevin McKidd
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland: Struan Rodger
2001 Richard Farrell Production
Director: Richard Farrell
King Richard II: Matte Osian
Queen Isabel: Kadina de Elejalde
John of Gaunt: Frank O’Donnell
Bolingbroke: Barry Smith
Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk: Tom Turbiville
Edmund, Duke of York: David W. Frank
Duke of Aumerle: Ellen Zachos
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland: Robert F. McCafferty
2012 Rupert Goold Production
Director: Rupert Goold
King Richard II: Ben Whishaw
Queen Isabel: Clémence Poésy
John of Gaunt: Patrick Stewart
Bolingbroke: Rory Kinnear
Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk: James Purefoy
Edmund, Duke of York: David Suchet
Duke of Aumerle: Tom Hughes
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland: David Morrissey
Sir John Bushy: Ferdinand Kingsley
Sir John Bagot: Samuel Roukin
Richard III
1955 Olivier Production
Director: Laurence Olivier
Richard III: Laurence Olivier
Lady Anne: Claire Bloom
King Edward IV: Cedric Hardwicke
Queen Elizabeth: Mary Kerridge
George, Duke of Clarence: John Gielgud
Edward, Prince of Wales: Paul Huson
Duke of Buckingham: Ralph Richardson
Archbishop: Nicholas Hannen
Earl Rivers: Clive Morton
Lord Grey: Dan Cunningham
1960 Age of Kings Production
Richard III: Paul Daneman
Lady Anne: Jill Dixon
George, Duke of Clarence: Patrick Garland
Duke of Buckingham: Edgar Wreford
Earl Rivers: Kenneth Farrington
Lord Grey: Leon Shepperdson
1965 Wars of the Roses Production
Richard III: Ian Holm
Duke of Buckingham: William Squire
Earl Rivers: Derek Waring
Queen Margaret: Peggy Ashcroft
1983 BBC Production
Director: Jane Howell
Richard III: Ron Cook
Lady Anne: Zoë Wanamaker
Queen Elizabeth: Rowena Cooper
George, Duke of Clarence: Paul Jesson
Edward, Prince of Wales: Dorian Ford
Duke of Buckingham: Michael Byrne
Earl Rivers: Paul Chapman
Lord Grey: Arthur Cox
Queen Margaret: Julia Foster
1990 English Shakespeare Company Production
Richard III: Andrew Jarvis
Lady Anne: Francesca Ryan
Queen Elizabeth: Ann Penfold
George, Duke of Clarence: John Dougall
Duke of Buckingham: Michael Pennington
Earl Rivers: John Darrell
Queen Margaret: June Watson
1995 Richard Loncraine Production
Director: Richard Loncraine
Richard III: Ian McKellen
Lady Anne: Kirsten Scott Thomas
King Edward IV: John Wood
Queen Elizabeth: Annette Bening
George, Duke of Clarence: Nigel Hawthorne
Edward, Prince of Wales: Marco Williamson
Duke of Buckingham: Jim Broadbent
Archbishop: Roger Hammond
Earl Rivers: Robert Downey Jr.
2016 Dominic Cooke (The Hollow Crown) Production
Director: Dominic Cook
Richard III: Benedict Cumberbatch
Lady Anne: Phoebe Fox
King Edward IV: Geoffrey Streatfeild
Queen Elizabeth: Kelley Hawes
Edward, Prince of Wales: Caspar Morley
Duke of Buckingham: Ben Daniels
Earl Rivers: Al Weaver
Lord Grey: Samuel Valentine
Queen Margaret: Sophie Okonedo
Romeo and Juliet
1936 George Cukor Production
Director: George Cukor
Romeo: Leslie Howard
Juliet: Norma Shearer
Friar Laurence: Henry Kolker
The Nurse: Edna May Oliver
Lord Capulet: C. Aubrey Smith
Lady Capulet: Violet Kemble Cooper
Mercutio: John Barrymore
Benvolio: Reginald Denny
Tybalt: Basil Rathbone
Paris: Ralph Forbes
Lord Montague: Robert Warwick
Lady Montague: Virginia Hammond
1954 Renato Castellani Production
Director: Renato Castellani
Romeo: Laurence Harvey
Juliet: Susan Shentall
Friar Laurence: Mervyn Johns
The Nurse: Flora Robson
Lord Capulet: Sebastian Capulet
Lady Capulet: Lydia Sherwood
Mercutio: Ubaldo Zollo
Benvolio: Bill Travers
Tybalt: Enzio Fiermonte
Paris: Norman Wooland
Lord Montague: Giulio Garbinetto
Lady Montague: Nietta Zocchi
1968 Franco Zeffirelli Production
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Romeo: Leonard Whiting
Juliet: Olivia Hussey
Friar Laurence: Milo O’Shea
The Nurse: Pat Heywood
Lord Capulet: Paul Hardwick
Lady Capulet: Natasha Parry
Mercutio: John McEnery
Benvolio: Bruce Robinson
Tybalt: Michael York
Paris: Roberto Bisacco
Lord Montague: Antonion Pierfederici
Lady Montague: Esmeralda Ruspoli
1978-79 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: Alvin Rakoff
Romeo: Patrick Ryecart
Juliet: Rebecca Saire
Friar Laurence: Joseph O’Conor
The Nurse: Celia Johnson
Lord Capulet: Michael Hordern
Lady Capulet: Jacqueline Hill
Mercutio: Anthony Andrews
Benvolio: Christopher Strauli
Tybalt: Alan Rickman
Paris: Christopher Northey
Lord Montague: John Paul
Lady Montague: Zulema Dene
1996 Baz Luhrmann Production
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Romeo: Leonardo DiCaprio
Juliet: Claire Danes
Friar Laurence: Pete Postlethwaite
The Nurse: Miriam Margolyes
Lord Capulet: Paul Sorvino
Lady Capulet: Diane Venora
Mercutio: Harold Perrineau
Benvolio: Dash Mihok
Tybalt: John Leguizamo
Paris: Paul Rudd
Lord Montague: Brian Dennehy
Lady Montague: Caroline Pickles
Taming of the Shrew
1929 Sam Taylor Production
Director: Sam Taylor
Katherine: Mary Pickford
Petruchio: Douglas Fairbanks
Bianca: Dorothy Jordan
Baptista: Edwin Maxwell
Hortensio: Geoffrey Wardwell
Gremio: Joseph Cawthorn
Grumio: Clyde Cook
1967 Franco Zeffirelli Production
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Katherina: Elizabeth Taylor
Petruchio: Richard Burton
Bianca: Natasha Pyne
Baptista: Michael Hordern
Hortensio: Victor Spinetti
Gremio: Alan Webb
Grumio: Cyril Cusack
Lucentio: Michael York
Tranio: Alfred Lynch
Vincentio: Mark Dignam
1980-81 BBC Production
Director: Jonathan Miller
Katherina: Sarah Badel
Petruchio: John Cleese
Bianca: Susan Penhaligon
Baptista: John Franklyn-Robbins
Hortensio: Jonathan Cecil
Gremio: Frank Thronton
Grumio: David Kincaid
Lucentio: Simon Chandler
Tranio: Anthony Pedley
Vincentio: John Barron
The Tempest
1960 George Schaefer Production
Director: George Schaefer
Prospero: Maurice Evans
Miranda: Lee Remick
Ariel: Roddy McDowall
Caliban: Richard Burton
Ferdinand: William Bassett
Trinculo: Tom Poston
Stephano: Ronald Radd
Alonso: Geoffrey Lumb
Antonio: William LeMassena
Gonzalo: Liam Redmond
1979 Derek Jarman Production
Director: Derek Jarman
Prospero: Heathcote Williams
Miranda: Toyah Willcox
Ariel: Karl Johnson
Caliban: Jack Birkett
Ferdinand: David Meyer
Trinculo: Peter Turner
Stephano: Christopher Biggins
Alonso: Peter Bull
Antonio: Richard Warwick
Gonzalo: Ken Campbell
1980 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: John Gorrie
Prospero: Michael Hordern
Miranda: Pippa Guard
Ariel: David Dixon
Caliban: Warren Clarke
Ferdinand: Christopher Guard
Trinculo: Andrew Sachs
Stephano: Nigel Hawthorne
Alonso: David Waller
Antonio: Derek Godfrey
Gonzalo: John Nettleton
1983 Bard Production
Director: William Woodman
Prospero: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Miranda: J. E. Taylor
Ariel: Duane Black
Caliban: William Hootkins
Ferdinand: Nicholas Hammond
Trinculo: Ron Palillo
Stephano: David Graf
Antonio: Ted Sorel
Gonzalo: Kay E. Kuter
1991 Prospero’s Books Version
Director: Peter Greenaway
Prospero: John Gielgud
Miranda: Isabelle Pasco
Ariel: Orpheo
Caliban: Michael Clark
Ferdinand: Mark Rylance
Trinculo: Jim van der Woude
Stephano: Michiel Romeyn
Alonso: Michel Blanc
Antonio: Tom Bell
Gonzalo: Erland Josephson
2010 Julie Taymor Production
Director: Julie Taymor
Prospera: Hellen Mirren
Miranda: Felicity Jones
Ariel: Ben Whishaw
Caliban: Djimon Hounsou
Ferdinand: Reeve Carney
Trinculo: Russell Brand
Stephano: Alfred Molina
Alonso: David Stathairn
Antonio: Chris Cooper
Gonzalo: Tom Conti
2010 Des McAnuff Production
Director: Des McAnuff
Prospero: Christopher Plummer
Miranda: Trish Lindstrom
Ariel: Julyana Soelistyo
Caliban: Dion Johnstone
Ferdinand: Gareth Potter
Trinculo: Bruce Dow
Stephano: Geraint Wyn Davies
Alonso: Peter Hutt
Antonio: John Vickery
Gonzalo: James Blendick
Timon of Athens
1981 BBC Production
Director: Jonathan Miller
Timon: Jonathan Pryce
Flavius: John Welsh
Apemantus: Norman Rodway
Flaminius: Geoffrey Collins
Servilius: Terence McGinty
Alcibiades: John Shrapnel
Lucius: Hugh Thomas
Timandra: Diana Dors
Titus Andronicus
1985 BBC Production
Director: Jane Howell
Titus Andronicus: Trevor Peacock
Marcus Andronicus: Edward Hardwicke
Lavinia: Anna Calder-Marshall
Aaron the Moor: Hugh Quarshie
Lucius: Gavin Richards
Publius: Paul Kelly
Tamora: Eileen Atkins
Saturnius: Brian Protheroe
Demetrius: Neil McCaul
Chiron: Michael Crompton
Young Lucius: Paul Davies Prowles
1999 Julie Taymor Production
Director: Julie Taymor
Titus Andronicus: Anthony Hopkins
Marcus Andronicus: Colm Feore
Lavinia: Laura Fraser
Aaron the Moor: Henry Lennix
Lucius: Angus Macfadyen
Publius: Antonio Manzini
Tamora: Jessica Lange
Saturnius: Alan Cumming
Demetrius: Matthew Rhys
Chiron: Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Young Lucius: Osheen Jones
Troilus and Cressida
1981-82 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: Jonathan Miller
Troilus: Anton Lesser
Cressida: Suzanne Burden
Pandarus: Charles Gray
Ajax: Anthony Pedley
Achilles: Kenneth Haigh
Ulysses: Benjamin Whitrow
Thersites: Jack Birkett
Twelfth Night
1970 John Sichel Production
Director: John Sichel
Viola: Joan Plowright
Olivia: Adriene Corri
Orsino: Gary Raymond
Sir Toby Belch: Ralph Richardson
Malvolio: Alec Guinness
Sir Andrew: John Moffatt
Maria: Sheila Reid
Feste: Tommy Steele
Sebastian: Joan Plowright
Antonio: Richard Leech
1980 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: John Gorrie
Viola: Felicity Kendal
Olivia: Sinéad Cusack
Orsino: Clive Arrindell
Sir Toby Belch: Robert Hardy
Malvolio: Alec McCowen
Sir Andrew: Ronnie Stevens
Maria: Annette Crosbie
Feste: Trevor Peacock
Sebastian: Michael Thomas
Antonio: Maurice Roëves
1988 Kenneth Branagh/Paul Kafno Production
Director: Kenneth Branagh and Paul Kafno
Viola: Frances Barber
Olivia: Caroline Langrishe
Orsino: Christopher Ravenscroft
Sir Toby Belch: James Saxon
Malvolio: Richard Briers
Sir Andrew: James Simmons
Maria: Abigail McKern
Feste: Anton Lesser
Sebastian: Christopher Hollis
Antonio: Tim Barker
1996 Trevor Nunn Production
Director: Trevor Nunn
Viola: Imogen Stubbs
Olivia: Helen Bonham Carter
Orsino: Toby Stephens
Sir Toby Belch: Mel Smith
Malvolio: Nigel Hawthorne
Sir Andrew: Richard E. Grant
Maria: Imelda Staunton
Feste: Ben Kingsley
Sebastian: Steven Mackintosh
Antonio: Nicholas Farrell
1998 Nicholas Hytner Production
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Viola: Helen Hunt
Olivia: Kyra Sedgwick
Orsino: Paul Rudd
Sir Toby Belch: Brian Murray
Malvolio: Philip Bosco
Sir Andrew: Max Wright
Maria: Amy Hill
Feste: David Patrick Kelly
Sebastian: Rick Stear
Antonio: Julio Monge
2003 Tim Supple Production
Director: Tim Supple
Viola: Parminder Nagra
Olivia: Claire Price
Orsino: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Sir Toby Belch: David Troughton
Malvolio: Michael Maloney
Sir Andrew: Richard Bremmer
Maria: Maureen Beattie
Feste: Zubin Varla
Sebastian: Ronny Jhutti
Antonio: Andrew Kazamia
2012 Shakespeare’s Globe Production
Director: Tim Carroll
Viola: Johnny Flynn
Olivia: Mark Rylance
Orsino: Liam Brennan
Sir Toby Belch: Colin Hurley
Malvolio: Stephen Fry
Sir Andrew: Roger Lloyd Pack
Maria: Paul Chahidi
Feste: Peter Himilton Dyer
Sebastian: Samuel Barnett
Antonio: John Paul Connolly
Two Gentlemen of Verona
1983-84 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: Don Taylor
Valentine: John Hudson
Proteus: Tyler Butterworth
Speed: Nicholas Kaby
Launce: Tony Haygarth
Julia: Tessa Peake-Jones
Lucetta: Hetta Charnley
Silvia: Joanne Pearce
Winter’s Tale
1980-81 BBC Shakespeare Production
Director: Jane Howell
Leontes: Jeremy Kemp
Hermione: Anna Calder-Marshall
Mamillius: Jeremy Dimmich
Perdita: Debbie Farrington
Polixenes: Robert Stephens
Florizell: Robin Kermode
Camillo: David Burke
Antigonus: Cyril Luckham
Paulina: Margaret Tyzack
Emilia: Merelina Kendall
Autolycus: Rikki Fulton
1999 Doran/Lough Production
Director: Gregory Doran and Robin Lough
Leontes: Antony Sher
Hermione: Alexandra Gilbreath
Perdita: Emily Bruni
Polixenes: Ken Bones
Florizell: Ryan McCluskey
Camillo: Geoffrey Freshwater
Antigonus: Jeffrey Wickham
Paulina: Estelle Kohler
Emilia: Myra McFadyen
Autolycus: Ian Hughes