Red Noses

Red Noses is a comedy about the black death by Peter Barnes, first staged at Barbican Theatre in 1985. It depicted a sprightly priest, originally played by Antony Sher, who travelled around the plague-affected villages of 14th century France with a band of fools, known as Floties, offering holy assistance. It was for this play that Barnes won his Olivier award.

Awards and nominations

 * Awards
 * 1985 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play

Original cast

 * Alain Boutros - David Whitaker
 * Archbishop Monselet - Raymond Bowers
 * Attendant, Leper - Phillip Dupuy
 * Bonville, Lefranc - Norman Henry
 * Brodin - Pete Postlethwaite
 * Camille - Rowena Roberts
 * Charles Bembo - Derek Crewe
 * Dr Antrechau, Patris - Peter Theedom
 * Druce	- Jimmy Yuill
 * Evaline, First Leper - Sarah Woodward
 * First Flagellant - Steve Swinscoe
 * Frapper - Nicholas Woodeson
 * Grez - Nicholas Farrell
 * Jean le Grue - Bernard Horsfall
 * Marcel Flote - Antony Sher
 * Marguerite - Polly James
 * Marie - Katharine Rogers
 * Mistral, Bigod - Nicholas Bell
 * Mme de Vonville - Yvonne Coulette
 * Moncriff, Jacques B - Charles Millham
 * Mother Metz - Yvonne Coulette
 * Pellico - Don McKillop
 * Pope Clement VI - Christopher Benjamin
 * Rochfort - Richard Easton
 * Sabine - Cathy Tyson
 * Scarron - Brian Parr
 * Second Flagellant - Philip Barnes
 * Sonnerie - Jim Hooper
 * Third Flagellant - Tony London
 * Toulon - Peter Eyre
 * Viennet, Vosques - James Newall