Mr. Puff, a foppish, would-be playwright-critic, invites his literary-minded associates to see a production of his horrendous and nonsensical spectacular, The Spanish Armada, confident that he has written a great play.

Reparto

Hywel Bennett

Mr. Puff / Mr. King

Nigel Hawthorne

Mr. Sneer

Norman Rodway

Mr. Dangle

Rosemary Leach

Mrs. Dangle

John Gielgud

Lord Burleigh

Alan Badel

Sir Fretful Plaigary

Anna Massey

Tilburina

Rodney Bewes

Constable

Christopher Biggins

Interpreter

Clive Francis

Sheridan (Prologue)