£28.50
Date 07/08/1939
Hereford Palladium Theatre – While Parents Sleep – 1939
An original theatre programme for While Parents Sleep at the Palladium Theatre, Hereford, dated 7 August 1939, with a cast including Joan Geary, Nancy Roberts, Jess Sweet, Richard Watson, June Daunt and Donal Mills.
Anthony Kimmins’s comedy about the romantic escapades of a family’s grown-up children was a popular choice for repertory companies.
Staged just weeks before war was declared, this is an evocative example of old theatre programmes from the final peacetime summer.
| Production | While Parents Sleep |
|---|---|
| Venue | Palladium Theatre – Hereford |
| Cast | Joan Geary, Nancy Roberts, Jess Sweet, Richard Watson, June Daunt, Donal Mills. |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a few tiny marks, slrs
Did you know?
- While Parents Sleep enjoyed a long West End run in the early 1930s and was filmed in 1935.
- Anthony Kimmins later became a film director, making several George Formby comedies.
SKU: T04580
