£24.50
Date 28/12/1954
London Rudolf Steiner Theatre – Kay and Gerda – 1954
An original theatre programme for Kay and Gerda at the Rudolf Steiner Theatre, London, dated 28 December 1954. The cast includes Sheila French, Dianne Ellwood, Pat Gates, Delia Ryan, Susan Whiteside and Vivien Lane.
Kay and Gerda are the two children at the heart of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Snow Queen, a natural choice for a festive holiday production.
Christmas-season children’s plays from the 1950s are a delightful corner of old theatre programmes collecting, and this one comes from a most distinctive London venue.
| Production | Kay and Gerda |
|---|---|
| Venue | Rudolf Steiner Theatre – London |
| Cast | Sheila French – Dianne Ellwood, Pat Gates – Delia Ryan, Susan Whiteside – Vivien Lane |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a tiny cover mark
Did you know?
- Hans Christian Andersen first published The Snow Queen in 1844; Kay and Gerda are the friends separated when a splinter of the troll mirror lodges in Kay’s eye.
- The Rudolf Steiner Theatre is part of Rudolf Steiner House, a rare example of Expressionist architecture in London, now Grade II listed.
SKU: T01864
