Merchant Of Venice

Dates of performance

January - February 1979

Overview

Synopsis of play –Original not available.
See Shakespeare Resources: http://www.bardweb.net/plays/venice.html

Cast List

DUKE OF VENICE   SIMON SWINDELL
PRINCE OF ARRAGON Suitor to Portia MART HINUS BASSON
PRINCE OF MOROCCO Suitor to Portia MARKO VAN DER COLIFF
ANTONIO Merchant of Venice ROGER DWYER
BASSANIO Suitor to Portia JOHN WHITELEY
SALERIO Friends to Antonia & Bassanio PETER CARTWRIGHT
SALANIO Friends to Antonia & Bassanio JHAN ESTERHUIZEN
GRATIANO Friends to Antonia & Bassanio NEVILLE THOMAS
LORENZO In love with Jessica GLYNN DAY
SHYLOCK A rich Jew of Venice HENRY GOODMAN
TUBAL Shylock’s friend MICHAEL DRIN
LAUNCELOT GOBBO Servant to Shylock JONATHAN RANDS
OLD GOBBO Father of Launcelot SIMON SWINDELL
LEONARDO Servant to Bassanio CHRIS GOETSCH
BALTHASAR Servants to Portia RICHARD GRANT
STEPHANO A servants to Portia IAN ROBERTS
PORTIA A rich heiress GILLIAN LOMBERG
NERISSA Portia’s waiting- woman PATTI CANNING
JESSICA Daughter to Shylock FIOKNA RAMSEY,
MAGNIFICOES; OFFICERS,SERVANTS AND ATTENDANTS MART HINUS BASSON,
JOHN CAMPBELL,
MARC COLLI,
COLIN DUEL,
JOHN DENNISON,
MICHAEL DRIN,
CHRS GOETSCH,
RICHARS GRANT,
NEIL HENDERSON,
RICHARD LUYT,
JONATHAN RANDS,
IAN ROBERTS,
JOHN WALTER,
ANDREW WALTON,
JOHN WHITELEY,
BRUCE YOUNG,
MERLE LIFSON,
PAMELA SCOTT,
JOCELYN STERN

Creative List

DIRECETOR MICHAEL ATKINSON
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER BRIAN KENNEDY
STAGE MANAGER BRENDA KAYE
STAGE MANAGEMENT BEE BERMAN, PAUL SMITH, CHRIS BAATJIES, ERRL JACOBS
HEAD OF ADMINISTRATION PETER OSBORNE
WORKSHOP MANAGER TREVOR DWYER
WORKSHOP SUPERVISOR ETIENNE PIENAAR
CHIEF DÉCOR PAINTER KAY PAGE
HEAD OF WARDROBE RITA TROKIS
WARDROBE MISTRESS ANN HOLMES
MILLINER DOREEN BAROUH
WIGS, HAIRSTYLING, MAKE-UP LAURENCE HUCKSTEP