£28.50
Date 13/05/1940
Hereford Palladium Theatre – The Middle Watch – 1940
An original theatre programme for The Middle Watch at the Palladium Theatre, Hereford, dated 13 May 1940, with a cast including Jess Sweet, Alan Haines, Gilbert Gordon, Elizabeth Summer, John Heming and Donal Mills.
This naval farce follows the chaos when two young ladies are accidentally left aboard a Royal Navy cruiser overnight.
Performed in the very week Germany invaded the Low Countries, this is a poignant example of old theatre programmes from wartime Britain.
| Production | The Middle Watch |
|---|---|
| Venue | Palladium Theatre – Hereford |
| Cast | Jess Sweet, Alan Haines, Gilbert Gordon, Elizabeth Summer, John Heming, Donal Mills. |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a few tiny marks, slrs
Did you know?
- The Middle Watch was Written by Protected_User_3443688a Hay and Stephen King-Hall, a serving naval officer, and first staged in 1929.
- The play was filmed several times, including a 1940 version and the 1958 remake Girls at Sea.
- Winston Churchill became Prime Minister on 10 May 1940, three days before this performance.
SKU: T04583
