Coriolanus

Synopsis: Live sound recording of Coriolanus directed by Peter Hall for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre with Laurence Olivier in the title role. Recorded by Hal Rogers.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Audio
Recording date: Jul 1959

Director

Peter Hall

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Roberto Gerhard

Contributor

Hal Rogers

Cast

Laurence Olivier	Caius Martius Coriolanus
Edith Evans	Volumnia
Harry Andrews	Menenius Agrippa
Paul Hardwick	Cominius
Albert Finney	1st Roman citizen (Citizen (Rome))
Charles Borromel	Senator (Volscian)
Dan Meaden	7th Roman citizen (Citizen (Rome))
Dave Thomas (2)	Senator (Volscian)
David Buck	Volscian conspirator (Conspirator)
Donald Eccles	Titus Lartius
Donald Layne-Smith	Senate officer
Edward de Souza	Senate officer
Ian Holm	4th Roman citizen (Citizen (Rome))
Julian Glover	2nd Roman citizen (Citizen (Rome))
Kenneth Gilbert	1st Aedile (Aediles)
Malcolm Ransom	Young Martius
Mary Ure	Virgilia
Mavis Edwards	Gentlewoman
Michael Blakemore	Senator
Michael Graham Cox	5th Roman citizen (Citizen (Rome))
Nicholas Hawtrey	Citizen (Volscian)
Peter Mason	2nd Aedile (Aediles)
Peter Woodthorpe	Junius Brutus
Robert Hardy	Sicinius Velutus
Robert Russell	Senator (Volscian)
Roger Bizley	Volscian conspirator (Conspirator)
Roy Dotrice	3rd Roman citizen (Citizen (Rome))
Stephen Thorne (2)	6th Roman citizen (Citizen (Rome))
Vanessa Redgrave	Valeria

Notes: There is electronic access at the British Library Sound Archive to the passage in Act III iii ‘Calmly I do beseech you, People’s enemy is gone, is gone!'. This speech is also part of the The Essential Shakespeare Live CD compilation.
General: The recording was made by Hal Rogers, a member of the RSC production team - he was a stage manager, manager at the Aldwych theatre and a tour manager.

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