£37.50
Date 28/08/1939
Leeds Grand Theatre – Geneva – 1939
An original programme for Geneva at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, dated 28 August 1939, with Peggy Burt and Frank Barclay in the principal cast.
George Bernard Shaw’s political satire brings thinly disguised versions of the era’s dictators before an international court at The Hague.
A remarkable piece of history among old theatre programmes, dated less than a week before Britain declared war on Germany.
| Production | Geneva |
|---|---|
| Venue | Grand Theatre – Leeds |
| Cast | Peggy Burt – Frank Barclay |
Condition: V Good, lcr, slrs, tiny mark on front cover
Did you know?
- Shaw’s Geneva premiered in Warsaw in 1938 and caricatures Hitler and Mussolini as Battler and Bombardone.
- Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, just six days after this date.
- Shaw revised the play several times as world events overtook it.
SKU: T00374
