Manchester Opera House Theatre – Romeo and Juliet 1930’s

About this Romeo and Juliet theatre programme

An original 1930s theatre programme for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet at the Opera House, Manchester, with a remarkable cast list: John Gielgud, Edith Evans, Peggy Ashcroft and a young Alec Guinness. Gielgud, Ashcroft and Evans were the stars of Gielgud’s celebrated 1935 production of the play, making this an important piece of theatre memorabilia from a golden age of English classical acting.

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, slrs, seal opened, Rear page corner is taped on (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• In Gielgud’s 1935 London production he and Laurence Olivier famously alternated the roles of Romeo and Mercutio.
• Edith Evans’s performance as the Nurse is still regarded as one of the finest ever given in the part.
• The production was designed by Motley, the design team of three women who worked on many of Gielgud’s productions.