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Stage

Amateur

1923 – The Phoenix Society

directed by Allan Wade at Daly’s Theatre, London, November 1923

1954 – Reading University Dramatic Society

May 1954

See: The Times, 14th May 1954

1957 – Cambridge Theatre Group

1960 – Tavistock Repertory Company

at the Tower Theatre, Canonbury, London

1964 – Merseyside Unity Theatre, Liverpool

November 1964

1966 – Merseyside Unity Theatre, Liverpool

1966 – The Marlowe Society of Chiselhurst, Kent

at the Toynbee Hall, London, October 1966

1975 – The Marlowe Society, Cambridge

directed by John Chapman at the Arts Theatre, Cambridge, 11-15 March 1975

See: Catherine Belsey, RORD, 18 (1975), 61-2

1984 – Hall University Drama Department

directed by Ben Watt, 2-4 February 1984

See: Rowland Wymer, RDN, 5.1 (Spring, 1984), 11-2

Professional

1964 – the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury

directed by Donals Bain

opened 17 February 1964

See: The Times, 19 February 1964

        The Stage, 27 February 1964

        Pistotnik, 126-9

1964 – Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

directed by Peter Cheeseman

opened 10 March 1964

See: The Times, 16 March 1964

        Peter Roberts, Plays and Players, May 1964, 41 (cast list p.4)

        Pistotnik, 129-37

1964 – Royal Shakespeare Company

directed by Clifford Williams

opened at the Aldwych Theatre, London, 1 October 1964; transferred to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon,  14 April 1965

See: J. C. Trewin, The Birmingham Post, 2 October 1964

        Bernard Levin, The Daily Telegraph, 2 October 1964

        Philip Hope-Wallace, The Guardian, 2 October 1964 and 15 April 1965

        The Times, 2 October 1964 and 17 April 1965

        Penelope Gilliatt, The Observer, 4 October 1964 and 18 April 1965

        Harold Hobson, The Sunday Times, 4 October 1964 and 18 April 1965

        R. B. Marriott, The Stage, 8 October 1964

        Stephen Joseph, The Stage, 15 October 1964

        Frank Cox, Plays and Players, November 1964

        Hugh Leonard, Plays and Players, December 1964

        W. A. Darlington, The Daily Telegraph, 15 April 1965

1971 – Theatre Mobile

1984 – Oracle Productions

directed by Peter Benedict at the Donmar Warehouse, London, March 1984

See: Jane Belfield, RDN, 5.2 (Summer-Autumn, 1984), 7-8

1987 – Royal Shakespeare Company

directed by Barry Kyle at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

opened 14 July 1987 at the Swan; tranferred to People's Theatre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 15-27 February 1988, and to the Barbican Theatre, London, 23 March 1988

See: Martin Hoyle, Financial Times, 15 July 1987

        J. C. Trewin, Birmingham Post, 16 July 1987

        Irving Wardle, The Times, 16 July 1987

        Michael Billington, The Guardian, 16 July 1987

        The Sunday Times, 19 July 1987

        The Observer, 19 July 1987

        Margaret Ingram, Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 24 July 1987

        R. V. Holdworth, TLS, 31 July 1987

Radio

1948 – adapted by M. R. Ridley, produced by Felix Felton, 8 March 1948

1970 – adapted and produced by John Powell, 10 May 1970