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Saint Joan
by George Bernard Shaw
Chichester Festival Theatre, 1963
Edinburgh Festival, 1963
Role: Dunois
At Chichester, his first role was Dunois in
Shaw's Saint Joan opposite Robert Stephens as the Dauphin.
From
a play fact sheet from Jeanne d'Arc Web site:
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Dunois is the responsible and courageous young commander of Joan's army. He is good-looking and very good-natured. Like Joan, he has a sense of purpose and a sense of duty. He is also known as "the Bastard," for he is the illegitimate cousin of the Duke of Orleans. Although he is a brilliant commander, he has no personal ambitions and serves his king and country loyally. He also serves Joan, believing her to be a good soldier and leader. In fact, he is one of the few friends that Joan can rely on during the play.
Joan Plowright played Joan of Arc in these
productions.
See
The Brettish Empire for a picture of JB as Dunois
Audio recording, 1966
Role: Dunois
Siobhan McKenna played Joan of Arc, with
Donald Pleasence as The Inquisitor. Robert Stephens played The
Dauphin. Directed by Howard Sackler.
This production was released as a set of four records (182 minutes)
by Caedmon Records (TRS 311-S) as part of the Theatre Recording Society collection.
Wikipedia
page about the play // Complete
text of the play
Library Theatre,
Manchester, 1955
Role: Brother Martin, Ladvenu
Jeremy also appeared in a production of St.
Joan during his time in the repertory company of the Manchester
Library Theatre. He portrayed Brother
Martin, Ladvenu, a young Dominican monk at the trial of
Joan of Arc. He has sympathy for her and tries to help her. He held
a cross while she perished in the fire.
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