Play: The Alchemist

Theatre / City:Swan, Newcastle Playhouse, Barbican

Dates:27 Aug. 1991-, 2 Mar. 1992-, 15 Apr. 1992-

Company:RSC

Director / Producer: Sam Mendes

Actors:Subtle - David Bradley; Dol Common - Joanne Pearce; Face - Jonathan Hyde; Lovewit - Bernard Gallaher; Sir Epicure Mammon - Philip Voss; Drugger - Albie Woodington; Dame Pliant - Jane Gurnett; Ananias - Guy Henry ; Constable - Adrian Hardwicke; Dapper - Christopher Luscombe; Kastril - Richard Bonneville, Alexis Daniel; Neighbour - Adrian Hardwicke; Neighbour - Joanne Howarth; Neighbour - Tim Hudson; Neighbour - Andrew McDonald; Neighbour - Alexis Daniel; Neighbour - Alan Partington, Richard Clothier, Stephen Webber, Oliver Darley; Parson - Alan Partington; Surly - Barry Lynch, Richard Bonneville; Tribulation - Bill Wallis, Robert Langdon Lloyd

Archives: Shakespeare Centre Lib.; National Sound Archive (staged recording: H2259 BD 1 PLAYBACK)

Reviews / Production History: Robert Gore-Langton, Daily Telegraph , 17 Apr. 1992; Malcolm Rutherford, Financial Times , 21 Apr. 1992; Malcolm Rutherford, Financial Times , 29 Aug. 1991; Sarah Hemmings, Independent , 17 Apr. 1992; Paul Taylor, Independent , 29 Aug. 1991; Michael Billington, Guardian , 29 Aug. 1991; Benedict Nightingale, The Times , 17 Apr. 1992; Benedict Nightingale, The Times , 28 Aug. 1991; Maguin (1992)