The Twin Rivals

By George Farquhar

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This was a Royal Shakespeare Company production, first performed at the Other Place Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon on 24th June 1981 and played in repertoire there until the 26th January 1982.

The production transferred to the Pit Theatre in the Barbican, opening on 20th July 1982 and ran in repertoire there until 2nd March 1983.

CREATIVE TEAM

Director - John Caird
Designer - Ultz
Lighting - Michael Calf
Music - Domenico Scarlatti
Fights - Malcolm Ransom
Company Voice Work - Cicely Berry

Stage Manager – David M. Harvey
Deputy Stage Managers – Stella Bond and Hilary Groves
Assistant Stage Manager – Gail Berryman

CAST

Benjamin Would be – Mike Gwilym
Hermes Would be – Miles Anderson
Valet – Andrew Jarvis
Richmore – Paul Shelley
Balderdash – George Raistrick
Mrs Mandrake – Miriam Karlin
Aurelia – Jane Carr
Constance – Harriet Walter
Captain Trueman –Simon Templeman
Mr Clearaccount – Peter Ellis
Mrs Clearaccount – Julia Swift
Subtleman – Roger Allam
Alderman – Peter Ellis
Teague – Ronan Wilmot
Fairbank - George Raistrick
Gaoler - Andrew Jarvis

Other parts played by members of the company.

Musician – John Woolf (Harpsichord)

Production Photographer – Joe Cocks

Barbican Theatre Cast

Benjamin Would be – Mike Gwilym
Hermes Would be – Miles Anderson
Valet – Dexter Fletcher
Richmore – Roger Allam
Balderdash – George Raistrick
Mrs Mandrake – Miriam Karlin
Aurelia – Jane Carr
Constance – Sarah Berger
Captain Trueman –Simon Templeman
Mr Clearaccount – Andrew Jarvis
Mrs Clearaccount – Elizabeth Rider
Subtleman – James Fleet
Alderman – George Raistrick
Teague – Ronan Wilmot
Fairbank - George Raistrick
Gaoler - Andrew Jarvis

Production Photographer – Laurence Burns