£34.50
Date 12/03/1940
Brighton Theatre Royal – Dear Octopus – 1940 – Leslie Philips
An original programme for Dodie Smith’s Dear Octopus at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, dated 12 March 1940. The cast includes Leslie Phillips, Marie Tempest, Hugh Sinclair, Muriel Pavlow, Graeme Muir and Diana Barton.
Smith’s affectionate comedy gathers three generations of the Randolph family for a golden wedding anniversary; the title refers to the family itself, whose tentacles never quite let go.
With the great Dame Marie Tempest and a teenage Leslie Phillips, this is a superb example of old theatre programmes from the early war years.
| Production | Dear Octopus |
|---|---|
| Venue | Theatre Royal – Brighton |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, slrs
Did you know?
- Dodie Smith also wrote the novels I Capture the Castle and The Hundred and One Dalmatians.
- Leslie Phillips began acting as a child and later found fame with his catchphrase “Ding dong!” in the Carry On and Doctor films.
- The Theatre Royal Brighton opened in 1807 on New Road.
SKU: T01711
