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by Olga Katzin
A play on the life of John Wilkes, rake, scholar, wit, and man of fashion, who fought George III on the question of English liberty and won.
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Contributors

Author:
Olga Katzin
Production:
Eric Crozier
John Wilkes:
Esmond Knight
Humphrey Cotes, his friend:
William Fox
George Kearsey, his printer:
Stanley Lathbury
Matt Brown, his servant:
Stuart Latham
Lord Temple, his patron:
Wyndham Goldie
George III:
Albert Lieven
The Duke of Grafton, Prime Minister:
Martin Walker
Lord Halifax, Secretary of State:
George Devine
Lord Egremont, Secretary of State:
Aubrey Dexter
Mr. Webb, Solicitor to the Treasury:
Lawrence Hanray
Rev. John Home, a radical parson:
Harvey Braban
Mrs. Catherine Macaulay:
Marjorie Bryce
Mr. Thomas, Marshal of the King's Bench Prison:
Edgar K Bruce
Captain Maclean:
Alan Hamilton
Mrs. Mead, Wilkes's mother-in-law:
Dame May Whitty
Polly, Wilkes's daughter:
Hilda Schroder
Cathy, a maid:
Ruby Head
Maria Bellini, of the Neapolitan Opera:
Irene Prador
Jem Trot:
Henry Morrell
Grimes:
Mardale Owen
A Gaoler and a Constable:
Mario Francelli
Soldiers and constables:
Bruce Adams
Soldiers and constables:
Sam Payne

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