TitleThe Idiot
AuthorGray, Simon (from Dostoevsky's novel (1868))
VenueThe Old Vic
Performance TypeFirst Production
CompanyNational Theatre; 1963-
Opening Night7/14/1970
Press Night7/15/1970
Closing Night4/3/1971
Performance Length2 hours, 45 minutes (including 20 minute interval)
Number of Performances32
Performer Roles
RecordNameRole
ROLE126888Ryall; DavidFerdyshenko
ROLE126889Jacobi; DerekPrince Leo Nikolaievich Myshkin
ROLE126890Baker; TomParfyon Rogozhin
ROLE126891Hardwicke; EdwardLebedev
ROLE126892Mackintosh; KennethTotsky
ROLE126893Turner; MichaelGeneral Yepanchin
ROLE126894Wenham; JaneMrs Yepanchin
ROLE126895Wilson; JudyAlexandra Yepanchin
ROLE126896Riley; MaggieAdelaida Yepanchin
ROLE126897Purnell; Louise (1942-)Aglaya Yepanchin
ROLE126898Dudley; AlanRogozhin's follower / Guest / Servant / Labourer
ROLE126899Forbes; RogerRogozhin's follower / Guest / Servant / Labourer
ROLE126900Georgeson; TomRogozhin's follower
ROLE126901James; Barry Rogozhin's follower
ROLE126902Roantree; SeanRogozhin's follower
ROLE126903Vousden; PaulRogozhin's follower
ROLE126904Flint; JohnKeller
ROLE126905Fagan; JamesGuest / Servant / Labourer
ROLE126906Barrie; FrankGanya Ivolgin
ROLE126907Cilento; DianeNastasya Filippovna
ROLE126908Kay; RichardPrince Shulovsky
ROLE126909Reid; MalcolmRadomsky
ROLE126910Pickup; RonaldIppolit
ROLE126911Barnes; Michael TudorBurdovsky
ROLE126912Griffiths; MaryPrincess Belokonsky
ROLE126913Lomax; HarryElder Statesman
ROLE126914Nicholls; AnthonyGeneral Petrovich
ROLE126915Carteret; AnnaGuest / Servant / Labourer
ROLE126916Coleridge; KateGuest / Servant / Labourer
ROLE126917Edgar; MichaelGuest / Servant / Labourer
ROLE126918Guyett; LionelGuest / Servant / Labourer
ROLE126919Harding; MichaelGuest / Servant / Labourer
ROLE126920Hayes; JamesGuest / Servant / Labourer
ROLE126921Hobbs; WilliamGuest / Servant / Labourer
ROLE126922Streader; NormaGuest / Servant / Labourer
ROLE126923Tully; BrianGuest / Servant / Labourer
ROLE126924Woodward; DerekGuest / Servant / Labourer
ROLE126925Hughes; HazelMrs Yepanchin
ROLE126926Edgar; MichaelRogozhin's follower
ROLE126927Henry; DavidRogozhin's follower
ROLE126928Reid; MalcolmRogozhin's follower
ROLE126929Barge; GillianNastasya Filippovna
ROLE126930Whitrow; BenjaminRadomsky
ROLE141330Trimble; LawrenceRogoshin's follower / Guest / Servant / Labourer
ROLE141331Pyne; FrederickMoneylender
ROLE125779Krein; HenryAccordian
ROLE141333Kincaid; DavidGuest / Servant / Labourer
ROLE141334Maxwell-Muller; JoGuest / Servant / Labourer
ROLE141336Fagan; JamesMoneylender
ROLE141337Jones; LewisRogozhin's follower
Creative Roles
RecordNameRole
ROLE106179Gray; SimonWriter
ROLE115469Quayle; Sir; Anthony (1913-1989)Director
ROLE124500Childers; MichaelProduction and Portrait Photography
ROLE125991Svoboda; JosefSettings
ROLE118782Dawson; BeatriceCostumes
ROLE107327Bryan; RobertLighting
ROLE115477Williams; MishaAssistant to the Producer
ROLE109379Boddington; Diana (1921-2002)Stage Manager
ROLE126886Seager; JanetDeputy Stage Manager
ROLE115480Rennison; Michael EAssistant Stage Manager
ROLE126887Robins; PhilAssistant Stage Manager
ROLE141338Lankester; MichaelOriginal music / Musical arrangments
Catalogue
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RNT/PR/4/1/41The IdiotJuly 1970 - August 1970Press Production Review Files
RNT/SM/1/49The Idiot1970Prompt Scripts
RNT/SM/2/1/44The Idiot13 July 1970 - 3 April 1971Pre-South Bank Show Reports
RNT/PP/1/1/215The IdiotJuly 1970Pre-South Bank Programmes
RNT/PP/1/1/216The Idiot July 1970Pre-South Bank Programmes
RNT/CO/1/42The Idiot1970Costume Department Production Files
RNT/PR/3/47The Idiot1970Rehearsal and Production Photographs
RNT/LI/3/240The Idiot1970Scripts - Later Drafts
CF/8/21The Idiot1970Scripts
RNT/PR/2/1/77Simon Gray's new adaptation of The Idiot at the National Theatre 1 July 1970Press Releases 1960-1979
RNT/PR/2/1/73Four new productions for NT 9 February 1970Press Releases 1960-1979
RNT/PR/4/8/2571964 - 1972 Press reviews 1964 - 1972Press General Review Files
RNT/PP/3/9/1/19The Idiot1970Old Vic Cast Lists
RNT/PO/5/29The Idiot1970Set Photographs
RNT/PP/2/1/121The Idiot1970Pre-South Bank Posters
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