Thu 25 May 2006

The Edinburgh International Festival in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company presents Peter Stein’s first English language Shakespeare production, Troilus and Cressida, for which he has brought together a cast of some of theatre’s most well known and respected actors alongside fresh faces.

Shakespeare’s epic of war, infidelity, politics and double standards, Troilus and Cressida opens at the Edinburgh International Festival on Monday 14 August and runs until Saturday 26 August. It then transfers to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford as part of the RSC’s year long celebration of The Complete Works of Shakespeare.

In the titles roles are two young actors, Edinburgh born Henry Pettigrew making his professional debut as Troilus, and Annabel Scholey, recently seen in Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing on tour nationwide in autumn 2005, in the role of Cressida.

Established actors in the cast include Arthur Cox, Ian Hogg, Paul Jesson, Vincent Regan and David Yelland.

The full cast is as follows:

Aeneas Simon Armstrong
Hector Richard Clothier
Calchas Arthur Cox
Nestor John Franklyn-Robbins
Agamemnon Ian Hogg
Thersites Ian Hughes
Pandarus Paul Jesson
Menelaus John Kane
Patroclus Oliver Kieran-Jones
Ajax Julian Lewis Jones
Paris Adam Levy
Margarelon Roger May
Cassandra Kate Miles
Andromache Charlotte Moore
Troilus Henry Pettigrew
Helen Rachel Pickup
Achilles Vincent Regan
Cressida Annabel Scholey
Priam Jeffry Wickham
Diomedes Richard Wills-Cotton
Ulysses David Yelland

Peter Stein Director
Ferdinand Wögerbauer Set Designer
Anna Maria Heinreich Costume Designer
Arturo Annecchino Composer
Ferdinando Nicci Sound

Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare
An Edinburgh International Festival production in association with the RSC
Mon 14 Aug – Sat 26 August 7.00pm (except Wed 16 & Tue 22).
Matinees Tue 15, Sat 19, Thu 24 & Sat 26 August 1.00pm
King’s Theatre

Hub Tickets 0131 473 2000. www.eif.co.uk

Troilus and Cressida opens at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford on Thursday 31 August and runs until Saturday 9 September. www.rsc.org.uk

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Susie Burnet
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Edinburgh International Festival
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Edinburgh International Festival 13 August – 3 September 2006. www.eif.co.uk