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The Duchess of Malfi
• directed by Malcolm Brown
February 1984
The Civic Theatre
Leeds Arts Centre performed The Duchess of Malfi in February 1984.
Costume designs
The costumes for this production were designed by Malcolm Brown; some of the original drawings can be seen here.
Cast
| The House of Aragon | |
| The Cardinal, brother to Ferdinand and the Duchess | Edwin Barraclough |
| Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria | David Mallinson |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Gwyneth Hadley |
| The Household of the Duchess | |
| Antonia Bologna, Steward | Les Wormald |
| Daniel de Bosola, appointed Provisor of Horse | Stuart Mitchell |
| Cariola, waiting woman | Denise Swift |
| Children to the Duchess and Antonio | Clara Hadley |
| Thomas Hadley | |
| The Court | |
| Delio, friend to Antonio | David Jarrett |
| Silvio | Nick Money |
| Castruccio | George Teale |
| Julia, wife to Castruccio and mistress to the Cardinal | Shirley Hamer |
| Rodgerigo | Martyn Drake |
| Doctor | Dennis Stevenson |
| Officers, Attendants, Madfolk, Executioners | Monica Brown |
| Julie Mitchell | |
| Jean Blundell | |
| Kathy Wormald | |
| Gillian Thresh | |
| Members of the Cast | |
Backstage team
| Director | Malcolm Brown |
| Stage Manager | George Westmoreland |
| Assistant Stage Manager | David Scott |
| Properties | Doreen Parker |
| Prompt | Miriam Fletcher |
| Denise Forton | |
| Lighting | Laurie Ball |
| Sound | Jill Dowse |
| Music | Gillian Thresh |
| Choreography | Jean Blundell |
| Costumes | Julie Mitchell |
| Elsie Bell | |
| Front of House Manager | Christine Wilson |
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 Duchess of Malfi, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
