Timon of Athens, 1965, Royal shakespeare Company; Timon, Paul Scofield.

Timon of Athens; Director, John Schlesinger; Designer, Ralph Koltai; Photographer, Tom Holte (ahds.ac.uk/performingarts); Royal Shakespeare Company, July 1965
"Ralph Koltai's sets make the most of contrast between the splendour of the first part and the gloom of the second. To suggest the magnificence of Timon's feasting he uses splashes of colour in the evocative way his 'Jew of Malta' sets use expanses of texture. The hollow in the outdoor scenes - the size of a small swiming pool - serves simultaneously as treasure trove and symbolic grave for Timon." Peter Roberts, Plays and Players 9.65
Opening Date: 1 July 1965; Theatre: Royal Shakespeare Theatre