Author: York Settlement Community Players

Antonio: Steward to the Duchess of Malfi  LIKES:  Horse riding. Choux pastry. The colour dark green. Dancing the Galliard DISLIKES:  Dishonesty. Long journeys by carriage. Trials by combat. Being indoors for too long ABOUT ANTONIO:  “I’m…

The Cardinal: Elder Brother to The Duchess of Malfi and Ferdinand LIKES:  To exercise power, preferably through intimidation. The feeling of dominance arising from my intellectual superiority and my prowess at…

Julia: Mistress to the Cardinal  LIKES:  Spending time with her ladies, flirting, target practice at the firing range and getting what she wants  DISLIKES:  Being mocked and the feeling that…

Cariola: Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess LIKES:  Children, religion, her friends and family  DISLIKES:  Bosola, Ferdinand ABOUT CARIOLA:  Cariola is devoted to the Duchess and as well as being her servant, they…

Delio: Man About Court LIKES:  His friends; loyalty; integrity DISLIKES:  Insincerity; cruelty; scheming; fame for fame’s sake – very possibly also apricots. ABOUT DELIO:  Delio is Antonio’s right-hand man and…

Silvio: Chief of Staff in the Court of Malfi LIKES:  Money, hard liquor, ‘duckin’ and divin’ – wheeling/deeling’, likes to turn a trick. Eavesdropping. DISLIKES:  Ferdinand (but understands his worth),…

Rehearsals have officially started for “The Duchess of Malfi” and here’s a sneak peak of what’s to come! Avoid disappointment and buy your tickets today on the Theatre Royal Website 

Tickets have now gone on sale for the ‘Duchess of Malfi’ at the York Theatre Royal. The show is on Wednesday 6 March – Saturday 16 March 2019. You can…

Hello everyone, it’s time that you met Sam Taylor, the director of our Winter/Spring 2019 production of ‘The Duchess of Malfi’  Sam is a reasonably recent York resident. He trained…