Production
Tony Palmer throws every baroque visual at the wall—some stick brilliantly.
Score
Purcell's actual music, performed lavishly. The whole point, honestly.
Acting
Simon Callow devours scenery as Charles II; Michael Ball broods gorgeously.
Director
Tony Palmer
Michael Ball
Henry Purcell
Simon Callow
Charles II
Rebecca Front
Mary II
Lucy Speed
Nell Gwyn
Nina Young
Frances Purcell
John Shrapnel
Samuel Pepys
Robert Stephens
John Dryden
Terence Rigby
Captain Henry Cooke
Corin Redgrave
William of Orange
John Fortune
Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
Guy Henry
James II
James Saxon
Vyner
Brook Williams
Priest
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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