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The Merchant of Venice
• directed by Gerry Armytage
April 1964
The Civic Theatre
Leeds Arts Centre performed The Merchant of Venice in April 1964.
Cast
| The Duke of Venice | Ray Spurgeon |
| The Prince of Morocco – Suitor to Portia | Edward Lakeland |
| The Prince of Arragon – Suitor to Portia | Gerry Armytage |
| Antonio – A Merchant of Venice | Frank O’Donnell |
| Bassanio – His friend, Suitor likewise to Portia | Arthur Cockerill |
| Solanio – Friend of Antonio and Bassanio | James Boyer |
| Salarino – Friend of Antonio and Bassanio | Edward Macro |
| Gratiano – Friend of Antonio and Bassanio | Edward Lakeland |
| Lorenzo – In love with Jessica | Carl Beedle |
| Shylock – A rich Jew | Jack Clark |
| Tubal – A Jew, his friend | Richard Strudwick |
| Launcelot Gobbo – The Clown, Servant to Shylock | Peter Hamilton |
| Old Gobbo – Father to Launcelot | Arthur Ridley |
| Leonardo – Servant to Bassanio | Gerald Beaumont |
| Balthasar – Servant to Portia | Howard Croft |
| A Clerk | Richard Strudwick |
| A Gaoler | Gerald Beaumont |
| Portia – A rich heiress | Josephine Ward |
| Nerissa – Her Gentlewoman | Wendy Heaton |
| Jessica – Daughter to Shylock | Sally Adcock |
| A Gentlewoman | Josephine Lund |
| A Reveller | Erica Burton |
Backstage team
| Director | Gerry Armytage |
| Settings and Costumed Designed by | Gerry Armytage |
| Stage Manager | Maureen Rutter |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Margaret Carr |
| Lighting | Erica Burton |
| Costumes Executed by | Betty Triggs |
| June Stonehouse | |
| Doreen Parker | |
| Margaret Stonehouse | |
| Nora Knapton | |
| Assisted by | Irene Wells |
| Sybil Jenkinson | |
| Diana Phillips | |
| Josephine Wright | |
| Janet Hanson | |
| Ruth Parker | |
| Heather Reily | |
| Front of House Manager | Sidney Irving |
| Box Office Manager | Hazel Irving |
Archive documents
The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.
Add to the archive
We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of The Merchant of Venice, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
Other productions
Leeds Arts Centre has also performed The Merchant of Venice on other occasions, in 1975, 1956 and 1948 – more details of those productions can be found by following these links to their pages in this archive.
