Credits

Performers

Replacements and additional info can be seen by clicking on a linked role.

Original Cast

... Flo Smith	Wendy Allnutt
... Harry Smith	Colin Farrell
... Freddie Smith	Malcolm McFee
... Grandpa Smith	John Rae
... Bertie Smith	Corin Redgrave
... Jack Smith	Paul Shelley
... Dickie Smith	Kim Smith (i)
... Betty Smith	Angela Thorne
... Mary Smith	Mary Wimbush
... Australian Soldier	Vincent Ball
... Estaminet Singer	Pia Colombo
... Czar Nicholas II	Paul Daneman
... Sir John French's Lady	Isabel Dean
... Fritz	Christian Doermer
... Staff Officer in Gassed Trench	Robert Flemyng
... Lady Grey	Meriel Forbes
... Recruiting Sergeant	David Lodge
... The Photographer	Joe Melia
... Sir William Robertson	Guy Middleton
... Sir John	Cecil Parker
... Sir William Robertson's Lady	Natasha Parry
... Chaplain	Gerald Sim
... Third Aide	Anthony Ainley
... Solo Chorus Girl	Penelope Allen
... Soldier Singer	Maurice Arthur
... 'Whizzbang' Soldier	Freddie Ascott
... Drunk Lance Corporal	Michael Bates
... Sir Henry Wilson's Lady	Cecilia Darby
... Private Burgess	Peter Gilmore
... Private Garbett	Ben Howard
... Shooting Gallery Proprietor	Derek Newark
... Seamus Moore	John Owens
... Corporal at Station	Ron Pember
... Officer at Station	John Trigger
... Emma Smith at Age 4	Kathleen Wileman
... Stephen	Dirk Bogarde
... Lady Haig	Phyllis Calvert
... French Colonel	Jean-Pierre Cassel
... General von Moltke	John Clements
... Count Leopold Berchtold	John Gielgud
... Emperor Franz Josef I	Jack Hawkins
... Kaiser Wilhelm II	Kenneth More
... Field Marshal Sir John French	Laurence Olivier
... General Sir Henry Wilson	Michael Redgrave
... Sylvia Pankhurst	Vanessa Redgrave
... Sir Edward Grey	Ralph Richardson
... Music Hall Star	Maggie Smith
... Eleanor	Susannah York
... Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig	John Mills
... Czarina	Pamela Abbott (ii) (uncredited)
... Emma Smith Age 8	Charlotte Attenborough (uncredited)
... Training Sergeant	Norman Bird
... Soldier in Shell Hole	Christopher Cabot (uncredited)
... Wealthy Young Man	Jeremy Child
... His Father	Ambrose Coghill (uncredited)
... Poincaré's Lady	Stella Courtney
... Kaiserin	Elizabeth Craven (uncredited)
... Sergeant in Burial Party	Richard Davies (uncredited)
... Policeman	Charles Farrell (uncredited)
... Woodrow Wilson	Frank Forsyth (uncredited)
... Nikolai Lenin	John Gabriel (ii) (uncredited)
... Sir John's Chauffeuse	Zeph Gladstone (uncredited)
... Von Moltke's Lady	Ruth Gower (uncredited)
... Berchtold's Lady	Kathleen Helm (uncredited)
... Young Soldier at Mons	Richard Howard (uncredited)
... Soldier on Balcony	John Hussey (uncredited)
... Haig's Girlfriend	Dolores Judson (uncredited)
... Duchess Sophie	Ruth Kettlewell (uncredited)
... Soldier in Gassed Trench	Stanley Lebor (uncredited)
... Italian Military Attaché	Anthony Morton (uncredited)
... Archduke Franz Ferdinand	Wensley Pithey (uncredited)
... Turkish Military Attaché	Steve Plytas (uncredited)
... 2nd Scottish Soldier	Andrew Robertson (uncredited)
... French Soldier	David Scheuer (uncredited)
... Officer on Telephone	Tony Thawnton (uncredited)
... German Soldier	Tony Vogel (uncredited)
... Sergeant in Dugout	Arthur White (uncredited)
... British Officer	John Woodnutt (uncredited)
... Haig's Secretary	Julia Wright (uncredited)
... Singer	Joanne Brown (uncredited)
... Staff Officers in Ballroom	Thorley Walters Norman Shelley
... Mill Girls	Fanny Carby Christine Noonan (uncredited) Marianne Stone
... Scoreboard Girls	Lind Joyce (uncredited) Pippa Steel (uncredited) Mary Yeomans (uncredited)
... Nurses	Juliet Mills Nanette Newman
... Aides	Geoffrey Davies Edward Fox Alfred Drake (ii)
... Scottish Soldiers	Norman Jones Angus Lennie
... Irish Soldiers	Paddy Joyce John Dunhill (uncredited) P. G. Stephens (uncredited) Christian Thorogood (uncredited)
... Hecklers	George Ghent Harry Locke Clifford Mollison Dorothy Reynolds Bette Vivian (uncredited)
... Chorus Girls	Sheila Cox (uncredited) Hermione Farthingale Joyce Franklin (uncredited) Carole Gray (uncredited) Dinny Jones (uncredited) Delia Linden (uncredited) Sue Robinson (uncredited) Jane Seymour (ii) (uncredited)
... Soldiers in 'Good Byee'	Frank Coda (uncredited) Kim Grant Richard Loring Tom Marshall (i) (uncredited) Stanley McGeagh (uncredited)
... Girl Friends in 'Good Byee'	Annie Bee (uncredited) Isabelle Metcalfe (uncredited) Jenny Morgan (uncredited) Valerie Smith (i) (uncredited)
... German Officers	Paul Hansard (uncredited) Michael Wolf (uncredited)

Swings & Alternates

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Standbys

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Understudies

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Staff

Staging

... Director	Richard Attenborough
... Choreography	Eleanor Fazan

Design

... Production Design	Donald M. Ashton
... Art Director	Harry White
... Set Decorator	Peter James
... Costume Design	Anthony Mendleson
... Special Effects	Ron Ballanger Brian Gamby Fred Heather Garth Inns

Music

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Musical Director/Arrangements

Alfred Ralston

Producers

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Producers

Film

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Assistants & Associates

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Stage Crew

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Business & Administration

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Other Credits

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Military Advisor

Douglas Campbell (ii)

Writers

Show's Authors

No authors for this show listed yet.

Additional Writers for This Production

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Screenplay

Len Deighton

General Replacements

The credits below document roles that did not appear in opening night programs. They could be eliminated before opening, added after opening or who are listed in reliable sources as replacements but without the role they took over being specified.

No general replacements listed yet. For specific replacements, click the role above.

Staff

Staging

... Director	Richard Attenborough
... Choreography	Eleanor Fazan

Design

... Production Design	Donald M. Ashton
... Art Director	Harry White
... Set Decorator	Peter James
... Costume Design	Anthony Mendleson
... Special Effects	Ron Ballanger Brian Gamby Fred Heather Garth Inns

Music

...

Musical Director/Arrangements

Alfred Ralston

Producers

...

Producers

Film

No film credits listed yet.

Assistants & Associates

No assistants or associates listed yet.

Stage Crew

No stage crew credits listed yet.

Business & Administration

No business or administration credits listed yet.

Other Credits

...

Military Advisor

Douglas Campbell (ii)

Writers

Show's Authors

No authors for this show listed yet.

Additional Writers for This Production

...

Screenplay

Len Deighton

Oh! What a Lovely War

Credits

Performers

Original Cast

Swings & Alternates

Standbys

Understudies

Staff

Staging

Design

Music

Producers

Film

Assistants & Associates

Stage Crew

Business & Administration

Other Credits

Writers

Show's Authors

Additional Writers for This Production

General Replacements

Staff

Staging

Design

Music

Producers

Film

Assistants & Associates

Stage Crew

Business & Administration

Other Credits

Writers

Show's Authors

Additional Writers for This Production