Richard Burton * OLD VIC * Shakespeare Birthday Performance 1954 London Playbill

Description

This is a rare April 23rd, 1954 programme (playbill) with an original ticket stub from the OLD VIC THEATRE COMPANY performance commemorating the birth of playwright WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE at the Old Vic Theatre in London. (The evening included performances from "All's Well That Ends Well", "Hamlet", "King John", "Twelfth Night", "Coriolanus" and "The Tempest".) ..... The cast included RICHARD BURTON, JOHN NEVILLE, JOHN DEARTH, EDGAR WREFORD, MICHAEL HORDERN, BRUCE SHARMAN, CLAIRE BLOOM, WILLIAM SQUIRE, PAUL DANEMAN, FAY COMPTON, RONALD HINES, JOHN LAMIN, NEVILLE TEEDE, BARBARA CLEGG, GWEN CHERRELL, NINA MARRIOTT, MARY STEELE, CHRISTOPHER CRESSWELL, LAURENCE HARDY, TIMOTHY BATESON, DAVID WILLIAM, RONALD HINES, ROBIN BARBARY, JOHN GREENWOOD, DAVID ROSE and ROBERT HARDY
..... CREDITS: Book by
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
; Sets and Costumes designed by JAMES BAILEY
, AUDREY CRUDDAS, OSBERT LANCASTER
and KENNETH ROWELL; Music Composed by JOHN GARDNER, CHRISTOPHER WHELAN and GORDON JACOB; Directed by MICHAEL BENTHALL; Produced by THE OLD VIC TRUST LTD. in association with THE ARTS COUNCIL OF GREAT BRITAIN
..... DETAILS: The twelve page playbill measures 5" X 7 3/8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, several production photos and individual photos of the leading actors (last two scanned images), but no cast bios. Includes a loose ticket stub from the Friday evening, April 23rd, 1954 performance ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light soiling to the back cover, this playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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