The David Tennant Theatre Archive

ONE MAN IN HIS TIME PLAYS MANY PARTS

MERLIN

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Merlin by Tankerd Dorst, translated by Ella Wildridge, in which David Tennant plays Arthur is often confused with a panto that he performed at Christmastime this same year called Merlin and the Magnificent and the Adventures of Arthur; as he also plays Arthur in that.

Richard Baron was the assistant director on the production, he also directed David four more times in Shinda the Magic Ape, A Long Day's Journey into Night, The Glass Menagerie and Look Back in Anger.
 
This production was a drama which was commissioned by the Edinburgh Royal Lyceum and adapted by Tom McGrath.


The play previewed on April 2, 1992 and ran from April 3rd - 18th, 1992.  Evening performances started at 7:45 pm and matinees at 3:15 pm and the run time was three hours.


Tankred Dorst currently lives and works in Munich. His farces, parables, one-act-plays and adaptations are inspired by the theatre of the absurd. His monumental drama Merlin oder das wüste Land, premiered in 1981 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

CAST

Edward Brittain: Sir Beauface, Mr. Rothschild, Sir Kay, lion
 
Kenneth Bryans*: Uther Pendragon, Sir Orilus, Mordred
 
Dennis Conlon: Sir Iwain, Dagobert, Sir Persant
 
Carol Ann Crawford**: Hanne, Morgause, Herzeloide
 
Cecilia Emerson: Guinevere
 
*appeared as Stuart in Takin' Over the Asylum with David.  
Kern Falconer: Merlin
 
Kenneth Glenaan: Parzival, Carpenter
 
Andrea Hart: Igraine, Sir Girflet
 
Richard Karlsson: Vortiger, Sir Lancelot
 
Carol Laula: Singer

Irene MacDougall: Sir Segraman, Jeschute, Morgan Le Fay

Michael Nardone: Clown, Sir Gawain, Sir Ither

**Appeared in Medea and The Princess and the Goblin.
Stuart Nesbet: Musician-Guitar
 
Robert Richman: Mark Twain, Sir Ector, Sir Lamorak
 
Ron Shaw: Musician - Cello

Malcolm Sheilds: Devil, Agrawain

Karlyn Stephen: Elaine, Sir Galahad
 
David Tennant: Arthur