Original Cast, July - December 1990
| THE HOUSE OF YORK | |
| King Edward IV | Bruce Purchase |
| George, Duke of Clarence, brother to King Edward |
Peter Jeffrey |
| Richard, Duke of Gloucester, younger brother to King Edward |
Ian McKellen |
| Edward, Prince of Wales, son to King Edward |
Theo Cronin/Nicholas Gordon/Simon Blake |
| Richard, Duke of York, son to King Edward |
Matthew Hearne/Ross Munro/Alex Scott |
| Duchess of York, mother to King Edward and his brothers |
Joyce Redman |
| THE HOUSE OF LANCASTER | |
| Queen Margaret, widow of King Henry VI |
Susan Engel |
| Lady Anne, widow of Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VI |
Eve Matheson |
| Ghost of Henry VI | Sam Beazley |
| THE WOODVILLES | |
| Queen Elizabeth, wife to King Edward |
Clare Higgins |
| Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers, brother to Queen Elizabeth |
Peter Sullivan |
| Marquess of Dorset, son to Queen Elizabeth by her former marriage |
Stephen Marchant |
| Lord Grey, son to Queen Elizabeth |
Colin Hurley |
| POLITICIANS | |
| Lord Hastings, Lord Chamberlain | David Bradley |
| Duke of Buckingham | Brian Cox |
| Lord Stanley | David Collings |
| Bishop of Ely | Richard Simpson |
| Lord Mayor of London | Sam Beazley |
| FOLLOWERS OF RICHARD | |
| Sir William Catesby | Derek Hutchinson |
| Sir Richard Ratcliffe | Richard O'Callaghan |
| James Tyrrel - Earl of Surrey | Hakeem Kae-Kazim |
| First Murderer - Lord Lovel - Duke of Norfolk |
Mark Strong |
| Second Murderer | Phil McKee |
| OFFICIALS | |
| Sir Robert Brakenbury, Lieutenant of the Tower |
Richard Bremmer |
| Keeper in the Tower | Nicholas Blane |
| Scrivener - Second Citizen | Richard Bremmer |
| First Citizen | Nicholas Blane |
| Page | Theo Cronin/Nicholas Gordon/Simon Blake |
| Maid - Nurse - Mistress | Angela Clark |
| THE TUDORS | |
| Henry, Earl of Richmond | Colin Hurley |
| Sir James Blunt | Richard Simpson |
| Sir Walter Herbert | David Bradley |
| Earl of Oxford | Bruce Purchase |
| Citizens, messengers, soldiers | Played by members of the company |
Musicians: Martin Allen (percussion), Sandy Burnett (keyboards), Colin Rae (trumpet/drums)
| Director | Richard Eyre |
| Designer | Bob Crowley |
| Lighting | Jean Kalman |
| Music | Dominic Muldowney |
| Movement | Jane Gibson |
| Fight | John Waller |
| Voice | Patsy Rodenburg |
| Assistant Director | Cordelia Monsey |
| Staff Director Chris Barton |
Production Manager Rodger Hulley |
| Stage Manager John Caulfield |
Deputy Stage Mangers David Milling, Jane Suffling |
| Assistant Stage Managers Fiona Bardsley, Wendy Fitt |
Sound Scott Myers |
| Assistant to the Lighting Designer Laurence Clayton |
Design Assistant Bill Rasmussen |
| Company Alexander Work Sue Laurie |
Costume Supervisor Christina Rowland, assisted by Alistair McArthur |
Length: about 3 hours 35 minutes including
20-minute interval
Original programme designed by Michael Mayhew & Rose Towler