£17.50
Date 02/09/1946
Bristol Theatre Royal – Importance Of Being Earnest – 1946 – 2nd
An original theatre programme for Oscar Wilde’s The Importance Of Being Earnest at the Theatre Royal, Bristol, dated 2 September 1946.
The cast includes Joseph James, Thomas Heathcote, William Devlin, Jane Henderson, Ann Heffernan and Gerald Welch.
1946 was the year the Bristol Old Vic company was founded at the Theatre Royal, making this an early programme from that celebrated era.
Wilde’s ‘trivial comedy for serious people’ remains one of the most performed plays in the English language, and post-war Bristol programmes like this are prized among old theatre programmes collectors.
| Production | Importance Of Being Earnest |
|---|---|
| Venue | Theatre Royal – Bristol |
| Cast | Joseph James – Thomas Heathcote, William Devlin – Jane Henderson, Ann Heffernan – Gerald Welch. |
Genuine Theatre Programme / Memorabilia.
Condition: V good, cfld, lcr, rusy staple/mark, has rusty staple marks on the cover, nof
Did you know?
- The Importance Of Being Earnest premiered at the St James’s Theatre, London, on 14 February 1895.
- The Bristol Old Vic company was established at the Theatre Royal in 1946, the year of this programme.
- The Theatre Royal in King Street, Bristol, opened in 1766 and is often described as the oldest continuously working theatre in the English-speaking world.
SKU: T02966
