£22.50
Date 04/04/1961
Bristol Theatre Royal – A Passage To India – 1961 – Len Rossiter
An original theatre programme for A Passage To India, dated 4 April 1961. The stage adaptation of E. M. Forster’s great novel follows the fateful visit to the Marabar Caves and the trial of Dr Aziz.
The cast includes Leonard Rossiter, Jeremy Spencer, Ralph Nossek, Ewan Hooper, Mersa Foster and Peter Birrel.
Programmes featuring Leonard Rossiter in his years as a classical stage actor are appealing pieces of theatre memorabilia and good examples of early 1960s theatre programmes.
| Production | A Passage To India |
|---|---|
| Venue | Savoy Theatre – London |
| Cast | Leonard Rossiter – Jeremy Spencer, Ralph Nossek – Ewan Hooper, Mersa Foster – Peter Birrel. |
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Condition: V Good, vlcr, a frony cover mark, rs
Did you know?
- E. M. Forster’s novel was published in 1924, and the stage version was adapted by Santha Rama Rau in 1960.
- David Lean’s 1984 film of the novel was his final film and won Peggy Ashcroft an Oscar.
- Leonard Rossiter spent several seasons with the Bristol Old Vic before TV fame in Rising Damp.
SKU: T02716
