The Queen and the Welshman
by Rosmary Anne SissonDirected by Edward Burnham
Edinburgh Festival, Lyric Hammersmith and Tour
1957
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Frank Finlay ... Gaoler
Gordon Gardner ... John
Jill Downs ... Margaret
Hilary Liddell ... Queen Katherine
Edward Woodward ... Sir Owen Tudor
Ian White ... Rainault
Jack Rodney ... Villiers
Raymond Mason ... Hall
Raymond Turner ... John, Duke of Bedford
Edward Burnham ... Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
"Very occasionally in the theatre an actor achieves by a single gesture an effect that wings straight to the heart of an audience. Mr Woodward did so last night when, as he held the Queen in his arms for the last time, he gave her a long, slow, silent smile in which affection and brave confidence perfectly blended. It was a magic moment".
Edward Woodward gets a great review, no doubt well earned, in this production of the Queen And The Welshman.
The Evening News (see below)
Edward Woodward and Frank Finlay - two young actors starting their careers. Edward, a very fine actor had a stellar career in Film, TV and Theatre. He is most probably best remembered for his performances in The Wicker Man (1973) on film and Callan (1967) and The Equalizer (1985) on TV but he was also a very accomplished stage actor.
Frank and Edward would go on to work together in Play of The Month: Julius Caesar (1969) and were close lifelong friends - as can be seen in Edward's "This is your life" (1995).
