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The Island of the Mighty - The Aldwych Theatre, 1972

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In December 1972 Mike appeared in David Jones' RSC production of "The Island of the Mighty" at the Aldwych. He was cast as Garlon. The play was written by John Arden and Margaretta D'Arcy and was an interpretation of the Arthurian legends. The press night was on the 5th of December 1972. The fight arranger was B.H.Barry. Music was composed by Carl Davis. Tazeena Firth and Timothy O'Brien were the designers. Stewart Leviton was the light designer. Choreography was by David Toguri.

Performers:

Patrick Allen - Arthur
Robert Ashby - Pellam's Monk, unnamed parts
Julia Blalock - Unnamed parts
David Calder - Balan
Heather Canning - Gwenddydd, Pictish Ambassador
Tony Church - Pictish Poet
Valerie Colgan - Pictish Messenger 1
Valerie Colgan - Unnamed parts
Forbes Collins - Chief Poet 1, Pictish Fisherman 1, unnamed parts
Lynn Dearth - Fishermen's Wife, unnamed parts
Susan Fleetwood - A Bondwoman
Peter Geddis - Chief Porter
Gordon Gostelow - Prince of Gododdin
Lisa Harrow - Pictish Princess
Denis Holmes - Chief Poet 3, King Pellam
John Hug - English Captive, unnamed parts
Emrys James - Merlin
Lila Kaye - Queen of Picts
Estelle Kohler - Gwenhwyvar
Beatrix Lehmann - Morgan
Marion Lines - Pictish Messenger 2, unnamed parts
Bernard Lloyd - Aneurin
Peter Machin - Dylan, unnamed parts
Richard Mayes - Taliesin
Lloyd McGuire - Pictish Fisherman 2, Sacred King, unnamed parts
Richard Pasco - Medraut
Anthony Pedley - Prince Strathclyde
Mike Pratt - Garlon
Roger Rees - Balin
Matthew Roberton - Companion 1, Gododdin's Monk, unnamed parts
Michael Shannon - Pictish War-Leader, unnamed parts
Morgan Sheppard - Morgan Bedwyr
Ted Valentine - Caradoc, Chief Poet 2, Companion 3, unnamed parts
Michael Walker - Companion 2, unnamed parts

Some of this information was found on www.shakespeare.org.uk.