Cast
The characters and the actors who played them are only named in the sections of the play in which they first appear.
The Nickleby Family
Nicholas Nickleby – Roger Rees
Kate Nickleby – Emily Richard
Ralph Nickleby – John Woodvine
Mrs Nickleby – Jane Downs
London
Newman Noggs – Edward Petherbridge
Hannah – Hilary Townley
Miss La Creevy – Rose Hill
Sir Matthew Pupker – David Lloyd Meredith
Mr Bonney – Andrew Hawkins
Irate Gentleman – Patrick Godfrey
Flunkey – Timothy Kightley
Muffin Boys – Ian East/Ian McNiece
Mr Snawley – William Maxwell
Snawley Major – Janet Dale
Snawley Minor – Hilary Townley
Belling – Stephen Rashbrook
William – John McEnery
Waitresses – Sharon Bower/Sally Nesbit
Coachman – Clyde Pollitt
Mr Mantalini – John McEnery
Madame Mantalini – Thelma Whiteley
Flunkey – Griffith Jones
Miss Knag – Janet Dale
Rich Ladies – Sharon Bower/Shirley King
Milliners – Suzanne Bertish/Sharon Bower/Ian East/Lucy Gutteridge/Cathryn Harrison/William Maxwell/Sally Nesbit/Stephen Rashbrook/Hilary Townley
Yorkshire
Mr Squeers – Alun Armstrong
Mrs Squeers – Lila Kaye
Smike – David Threlfall
Phib – Sally Nesbit
Fanny Squeers – Suzanne Bertish
Young Wackford Squeers – Ian McNiece
John Browdie – Bob Peck
Tilda Price – Cathryn Harrison
Boys
Tomkins – William Maxwell
Coates – Andrew Hawkins
Graymarsh – Alan Gill
Jennings – Patrick Godfrey
Mobbs – Christopher Ravenscroft
Bolder – Mark Tandy
Pitcher – Sharon Bower
Jackson – Nicholas Gecks
Cobbey – John McEnery
Peters – Teddy Kempner
Sprouter – Lucy Gutteridge
Roberts – Ian East
London Again
Mr Kenwigs – Patrick Godfrey
Mrs Kenwigs – Shirley King
Morleena Kenwigs – Hilary Townley
Mr Lilyvick – Timothy Kightley
Miss Petowker – Cathryn Harrison
Mr Crowl – Ian East
George – Alan Gill
Mr Cutler – Jeffery Dench
Mrs Cutler – Janet Dale
Mrs Kenwigs’ Sister – Sharon Bower
Stout Lady – Rose Hill
Miss Green – Jane Downs
Benjamin – Teddy Kempner
Pugstyles – Roderick Horn
Old Lord – Griffith Jones
Young Fiancée – Lucy Gutteridge
Landlord – Jeffery Dench
Portsmouth
Mr Vincent Crummles – Christopher Benjamin
Mrs Crummles – Lila Kaye
The Infant Phenomenon – Hilary Townley
Master Percy Crummles – Teddy Kempner
Master Crummles – Mark Tandy
Mrs Grudden – Rose Hill
Miss Snevellicci – Suzanne Bertish
Mr Folair – Clyde Pollitt
Mr Lenville – Christopher Ravenscroft
Miss Ledrock – Lucy Gutteridge
Miss Bravassa – Sharon Bower
Mr Wagstaff – Alun Armstrong
Mr Blightey – Jeffery Dench
Miss Belvawney – Janet Dale
Miss Gazingi – Sally Nesbit
Mr Pailey – William Maxwell
Mr Hetherington – Andrew Hawkins
Mr Bane – Stephen Rashbrook
Mr Fluggers – Griffith Jones
Mrs Lenville – Shirley King
Mr Curdle – Hubert Rees
Mrs Curdle – Emily Richard
Mr Senellicci – John McEnery
Mrs Snevellicci – Thelma Whiteley
London Again
Scaley – Ian McNiece
Tix – Teddy Kempner
Sir Mulberry Hawk – Bob Peck
Lord Frederick Verisopht – Nicholas Gecks
Mr Pluck – Teddy Kempner
Mr Pyke – Mark Tandy
Mr Snobb – Christopher Ravenscroft
Colonel Chowser – Timothy Kightley
Brooker – Clyde Pollitt
Mr Wititterley – Roderick Horn
Mrs Wititterley – Janet Dale
Alphonse – Stephen Rashbrook
Opera Singers – Sharon Bower/Andrew Hawkins/John Woodvine
Charles Cheeryble – David Lloyd Meredith
Ned Cheeryble – Hubert Rees
Tim Linkinwater – Griffith Jones
The Man Next Door – Patrick Godfrey
Keeper – Alan Gill
Frank Cheeryble – Christopher Ravenscroft
Nurse – Thelma Whiteley
Madeline Bray – Lucy Gutteridge
Arthur Gride – Jeffery Dench
Walter Bray – Christopher Benjamin
Peg Sliderskew – Suzanne Bertish
Hawks’ Rival – Edward Petherbridge
Captain Adams – Andrew Hawkins
Westwood – Alan Gill
Croupier – Ian McNiece
Surgeon – Timothy Kightley
Umpire – Roderick Horn
Policemen – Andrew Hawkins/Mark Tandy
Mrs Snawley – Janet Dale
Young Woman – Hilary Townley
All other parts played by members of the company. |