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London saw two productions in the 1956 season.
Michael Benthall directed the less successful production, at the Old Vic.
The set design by Audrey Cruddas was notably minimal, with only a few essential props.
She relied instead on a variety of lighting effects to reinforce mood ; actors seemed to come out of darkness and return to darkness.
Barbara Jefford was criticised as too cold and formal for Imogen ; Leon Gluckman played Posthumus, Derek Godfrey Iachimo, and Derek Francis Cymbeline.
Following Victorian practice, Benthall drastically shortened the last act.
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1.826 seconds.