Columbus and the Discovery of Japan
22nd July 1992
Barbican Theatre, RSC
This was a Royal Shakespeare Company world première that opened at the Barbican Theatre on 22 July 1992. The production then played in repertoire for the rest of the RSC London season.
Columbus and the Discovery of Japan
| Written by | Richard Nelson |
Creative Team
| Director | John Caird |
| Set Designer | Timothy O’Brien |
| Costume Designer | Jenny Jones |
| Lighting Designer | David Hersey |
| Music | Shaun Davey |
| Sound | Steff Langley / Monkey |
| Music Director | Richard Brown |
| Dialect Coach | Jill McCullough |
| Assistant Director | Colin Ellwood |
| Company Voice Work | Andrew Wade / Barbara Houseman |
| Stage Manager | Eric Lumsden |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Martin Christopher |
| Assistant Stange Managers | Deborah Gibbs / Lynda Snowden |
Cast
| Christopher Columbus | Jonathan Hyde |
| Beatrice | Jane Gurnett |
| Diego | Simon Magnus / Luke Nugent |
| Rodrigo Pulgar | Phillip Voss |
| Miguel Garcia | Bernard Gallagher |
| Pero de Soria | Michael Poole |
| Juan de la Enzina | Michael Higgs |
| Pedro de Terreros | Christopher Luscombe |
| Martin Pinzón | Christopher Benjamin |
| Vincente Pinzón | Don Gallagher |
| Francisco Pinzón | Tim Hudson |
| Felipe Pinzón | Helen Blatch |
| Father Juan Perez | Terence Wilton |
| Cristobal Quinteros | Christopher Saul |
| Juan Niños | Howard Crossley |
| Luis de Torres | David Birrell |
| Diego de Havana | Robert Demeger |
| Juan Sanchez | Albie Woodington |
| Cabin Boy | Robbie Gill / Daniel Robson |
| Sailors / players / courtiers / villagers / servants / Arawak Indians | David Birrell / Constance Byrne / Oliver Darley / Ian Hartley / Andrew McDonald / Stephen Moyer / Nick Simons / Biddy Wells |