Cast List

Mary, Queen of Scots : Jill Rogers
Claud Nau, her secretary : Peter Dawson
Elizabeth I of England : Penny Kirkman
William Cecil, her secretary : James Horne
Robert Dudley, afterwards Earl of Leicester : Wesley Ashwell
John Knox : John Turner
Lord Morton : Tom Tillery
Lord Bothwell : Tony Fagin
David Rizzio : Tony Reader
Lord Bishop of Durham : John Blanchard
Dr Culpepper : David Holyoake
Sir Francis Walsingham : Dominic Batty
De Quadra, Spanish Ambassador to Elizabeth : David Foster
William Davison : Christopher Yates
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley : Gately Freeman
Archbishop : Tony Goodman
Ormiston : John Field
Tala : Jim Spall
Lord Mor : Ron Brooker
Pope Sixtus V : Tony Goodman
Philip, King of Spain : Tony Reader
Prisoner : Richard Penny
Jailers : John Field, Peter Curtis
Brewer : Jim Spall
Ladies, Lords, Servants, Messengers : Myrtle Batchelor, Vivien Birks, Lorna Dodd, Marjorie Hogg, Kathleen Kennedy, Pat Crouchman, Harold Mellor, Peter Curtis, Richard Penny, Ron Brooker, John Field, Tony Reader, David Holyoake, Jim Spall, Edward Moldon

Production Team

Director : Ian Gibson
Costume Design : Patsy Chaplin
Lighting Design : Jim Williams
assisted by Tony Batchelor
Dance Arrangement : Tony Reader


Stage Managers : David Holyoake, Jackie Valin
ASMs : Daphne Grose, Claire Rice
Sound recording : Laurence Tuerk
Sound operator : Simon Auty
Armourer : Tony Reader
Banners : Ron Brooker
Tour Managers : Jim Spall, Noreen Spall
Publicity Manager : Roger Green