| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'The Merchant of Venice' with photographs of members of the cast and cast lists; includes programme with cast list 1956; magazine extract with photographs of cast members in scenes from the play; also includes magazine extract interview with leading cast member Robert Helpmann
Performed at The Old Vic Theatre, Waterloo Road, London, 11 Dec 1956; presented by the Old Vic Company; directed by Michael Benthall; decor and costumes by Loudon Sainthill; music by Gordon Jacob
Cast: David Dodimead, Richard Carpenter, John Rye, Richard Gale, John Fraser, John Humphrey, Barbara Jefford, Jacqueline Ellis, John Morris, Robert Helpmann, Brian Panter, Dudley Jones, Paul Curran, Brendan Barry, Rosemary Webster, Harold Innocent, Bernard Warwick, James Culliford |