£32.50
Date 11/06/1945
Bristol Theatre Royal – The Forrigan Reel – 1945
An original theatre programme for The Forrigan Reel at the Theatre Royal, Bristol, dated 11 June 1945. The cast includes James Cairncross, Helen Lacy, James Gibson, Norman Gay, Mary Urquhart and Duncan Macrae.
James Bridie’s ballad opera is a lively Highland comedy full of song and dance. It is set in 18th-century Scotland, and Macrae, a much-loved Scottish actor, was ideal for its broad comic style.
A scarce wartime example of old theatre programmes, dated just weeks after VE Day.
| Production | The Forrigan Reel |
|---|---|
| Venue | Theatre Royal – Bristol |
| Cast | James Cairncross – Helen Lacy, James Gibson – Norman Gay, Mary Urquhart – Duncan Macrae. |
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Condition: V Good, vlcr
Did you know?
- James Bridie was the pen name of the Glasgow doctor Osborne Henry Mavor. He helped found the Glasgow Citizens Theatre in 1943.
- Duncan Macrae is fondly remembered in Scotland for his New Year recitation of the comic poem The Wee Cock Sparra.
- This performance came about a month after VE Day on 8 May 1945.
SKU: T02651
