Kings Lynn Theatre Royal – Shakespeare Plays – 1923

About this Shakespeare plays theatre programme

An original theatre programme for a presentation of Shakespeare plays at the Theatre Royal, King’s Lynn, dated 5 March 1923. The cast is led by Edward Dunstan and Gertrude Gilbert. In the 1920s touring Shakespeare companies brought the classics to towns across Britain, often performing several plays in a single week. Provincial Shakespeare programmes from this period are a scarce and rewarding part of old theatre programmes for collectors of regional theatre history.

Condition: V Good, lcr, a tiny ni at top edge edge (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• King’s Lynn’s St George’s Guildhall, the largest surviving medieval guildhall in England, is traditionally said to have hosted Shakespeare’s own company.
• 1923 marked the 300th anniversary of the First Folio, the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays.