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The BBC Television Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

on BBC Two England

by William Shakespeare
Starring Celia Johnson, Michael Hordern, Patrick Ryecart, Anthony Andrews
with John Gielgud as Chorus
and introducing Rebecca Saire
Preview: page 27

Contributors

Author:
William Shakespeare
Music composed by:
James Tyler
Music played by:
London Early Music Group
Series title music composer:
Sir William Walton
Fight arranger:
William Hobbs
Choreographer:
Geraldine Stephenson
Make-up artist:
Dawn Alcock
Costume designer:
Odette Barrow
Script editor:
Alan Shallcross
Designer:
Stuart Walker
Producer:
Cedric Messina
Director:
Alvin Rakoff
Chorus:
John Gielgud
Sampson:
David Sibley
Gregory:
Jack Carr
Abraham:
Bunny Reed
Benvolio:
Christopher Strauli
Tybalt:
Alan Rickman
First Citizen:
Alan Bowerman
Capulet:
Michael Hordern
Lady Capulet:
Jacqueline Hill
Montague:
John Paul
First watch:
Jeremy Young
Second watch:
Jeffrey Chiswick
Escalus:
Laurence Naismith
Lady Montague:
Zulema Dene
Romeo:
Patrick Ryecart
Paris:
Christopher Northey
Peter:
Paul Henry
Nurse:
Celia Johnson
Juliet:
Rebecca Saire
Mercutio:
Anthony Andrews
Potpan:
Gary Taylor
Tybalt's page:
Robert Burbage
Old Capulet:
Esmond Knight
Musician:
Danny Schiller
Friar Lawrence:
Joseph O'Conor
Balthasar:
Roger Davidson
Apothecary:
Vernon Dobtcheff
Friar John:
John Savident
Paris's page:
Mark Arden
Citizen:
Marguerite Young

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