Romeo and Juliet

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This production played in repertory with King Richard II, Macbeth, Troilus and Cressida.
 
Production Details
 
Opening night: October 24, 1956
Closing night:  January 12, 1957
Total performances: 29
Venue: Winter Garden Theatre, New York
 
Opening Night Production Credits
 
Theatre Owned/Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by the Old Vic Trust and Arts Council of Great Britain.  Originally produced by the Old Vic Company.
 
Director: Robert Helpmann
Scenic Design:  Loudon Sainthill
Costume Design: Loudon Sainthill
Scenic Supervisor: Mordecai Gorelik
Tour Manager:  Douglas Morris
Comapny Manager: Roy Jones
Production Stage Manager: John Murphy
Stage Manager: Elizabeth Butterfield and John Wayne  
 
Opening Night Cast
 
Ronald Allen (Benvolio), Claire Bloom (Juliet), Peter Bowles (Abraham), Jeremy Brett (Paris), Margaret Courtney (Lady Capulet), Jack Gwillim (Friar Laurence), Ernest Hare (Capulet), John Neville (Romeo).     
 
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