Play:Eastward Ho

Theatre / City:Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; Giulgud Theatre, London

Dates:17 Apr. 2002-

Company:RSC

Director / Producer: Lucy Pitman- Wallace

Actors: William Touchstone - Geoffrey Freshwater; Mistress Touchstone - Claire Benedict; Gertrude - Amanda Drew; Mildred - Shelley Conn; Golding - James Tucker; Quicksilver - Billy Carter; Sindefy - Sasha Behar; Sir Petronel Flash - Michael Matus; Page - Avin Shah; Security - Paul Bentall; Winifred - Sian Howard ; Bramble - Colin McCormack; Seagull - David Acton; Scapethrift - Vincent Brimble; Spendall - Keith Osborn; Slitgut - Avin Shah; Wolf - Joshua Richards; Holdfast - Keith Osborn; Poldavy - Joshua Richards; Coachman - Joshua Richards; Hamlet - Avin Shah; Potkin - Vincent Brimble; Mistress Find - David Acton; Mistress Gazer - Keith Osborn; Scrivener - Wayne Cater; Drawer - Wayne Cater; Gentleman - Vincent Brimble; Gentleman - Sean Hannaway; Constable - Sean Hannaway

Archives: Shakespeare Centre Lib.

Reviews / Production History: Rachel Halliburton, Evening Standard , 26 Apr. 2002; Michael Billington, Guardian , 27 Apr. 2002; Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph , 27 Apr. 2002; John Gross, Sunday Telegraph , 28 Apr. 2002; Susannah Clapp, Observer , 28 Apr. 2002; Benedict Nightingale, Times , 29 Apr. 2002; Annette Rubery, Metro , 29 Apr. 2002; D. Nicol (2002); Benedict Nightingale, 'The plays what they all wrote', Times , 10 Apr. 2002; Gregory Doran, '1594 and all that', Guardian , 16 Apr. 2002; Paul Taylor, Independent , 1 May 2002; Dean Bartram, Stratford-upon-Avon Herald , 2 May 2002; Daily Telegraph , 4 May 2002; Sunday Times , 5 May 2002; Times , 21 Dec. 2002; Sunday Times , 22 Dec. 2002; Sunday Telegraph , 29 Dec. 2002; Times , 3 Jan. 2003, Stage , 3 Jan. 2003; Independent , 5 Jan. 2003; Sunday Times , 26 Jan. 2003; Melton (2003)