The Infernal Machine (1948)

Original id: 
9163
Start date: 
29 November 1948
End date: 
1 December 1948
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Adaptation
Media of production: 
Stage-play
Languages: 
English

Information related to this production

Person Role Notes
John Barnicoat Actor Shepherd of Laius
Peter Bayley Actor The Voice
Nigel Davenport Actor Tiresias
Morton Demmery Assistant Producer
William Gaskill Actor Messenger from Corinth
Jean Ginsburg Actor Theban Woman
Michael Godley Actor Anubis
James [Jimmy] Hepburn Actor Creon
Charles Hodgson Actor Voice of a Drunk
James Lund Actor Oedipus
Esther Morey Actor Antigone
Carol Mullen Actor Sphinx
Norman Painting Producer
Ronald Payne Actor Phantom of Laius
John Schlesinger Actor Soldier
Oliver Waley Stage Manager
Carl Wildman Translator translated Cocteau's adaptation into English
Venue Festival Dates Notes
Clarendon Press Institute (Oxford, County of Oxfordshire, England) 29 November, 1948 to 1 December, 1948
Source Format Location if held at the APGRD Pagination
The Infernal Machine Programme
Greek Artists and Ancient Greek Drama: Stage Sets and Costumes - Exhibition Catalogue Book library 124

How to cite this production

The Infernal Machine (1948), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/9163 <20 April 2024>