Benedicte Adrian "WHICH WITCH" Graham Bickley / Musical FLOP 1992 London Flyer

Description

This is a rare advertising herald (flyer) promoting the opening of the
Original West End production of the BENEDICTE ADRIAN and
INGRID BJØRNOV Operamusical "WHICH WITCH
" at the Piccadilly Theatre in London. (The production began previews on October 6th, 1992, officially opened October 22nd, 1992 and closed after only 76 performances.) ..... Savaged by the critics; "Second worst West End Musical of all time!" - Dominic Cavendish in the "Daily Telegraph"; "a bizarre musical" and "a dire rock opera" - "BBC News", the musical starred one of the show's Norwegian composers, BENEDICTE ADRIAN and GRAHAM BICKLEY and featured BILLY HARTMAN, VIVIEN PARRY, STIG ROSSEN, GAY SOPER, LEO ANDREW, JOHN AYLDON, SARA WEYMOUTH, JAHN TEIGEN, MARIA KESSELMAN, DAVID ARNEIL. KERRY-JANE BEDDOWS, DEREK JOSHUA CULLEN, JULIAN FORSYTH, PAUL GYNGELL, STEPHEN HANLEY, TAMMI JACOBS, STEPHANIE JOHNS, BARBARA KING, SAMANTHA LAVENDER, PETER LEDBURY, MICHAEL McLEAN, TIM MORGAN, KEVIN A. J. RANSON, JOANNE ROBLEY-DIXON, SAMANTHA SHAW, KAREN SKINNS, ISSY VAN RANDWYCK and STEEN YOUNG ..... CREDITS: Music by
BENEDICTE ADRIAN and
INGRID BJØRNOV; Book by
PIERS HAGGARD
based on an original manuscript by OLE A. S
ØRLI; Lyrics by KIT HESKETH-HARVEY
; Sets designed by RICHARD HUDSON; Costumes designed by MARK BAILEY; Choreographed by WILLIAM TUCKETT; Directed by PIERS HAGGARD; Produced by NOTABENE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS LTD.
..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This six panel, bi-fold flyer measures 4" X 8 1/4" inches (11 5/8" X 8 1/4" inches when opened) and includes wonderful graphics, production credits, promotional text, ticket prices and booking information ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare flyer is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.