Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

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Event Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Venue Star Boating Club, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 10 June 1969
Last Date 12 July 1969
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The world of Hamlet through the eyes of two of Shakespeare's minor players.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Absurdist
Subjects Shakespeare
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Terry Baker Actor Hamlet
Geraldine Cotton Actor Ophelia
Peter Davis Actor Voice
Fergus Dick Actor Polonius
Russell Duncan Actor Claudius
Antony Groser Actor Voice
Ray Henwood Actor Guildenstern
Bruce Kirkham Actor Player
Neville Knight Actor Player
Ron Lamont Actor Alfred
Jeanette Lewis Actor Gertrude
Howard Neil Actor Player
Lewis Rowe Actor The Player
Nan Sanders Actor Lady in Waiting
Grant Tilly Actor Rosencrantz
Francis Williams Actor Player
Grant Tilly Designer
George Webby Director
Tom Stoppard Playwright
Works
Text Nationality Czech Republic
England
Further Information Downstage unofficially opened with this production at the Star Boating Club, and closed in that venue on 4 October 1973, thereafter moving to the Hannah Playhouse.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 186061