£37.50
Date 12/10/1945
London Apollo Theatre – Private Lives – 1945 – Noel Coward
An original theatre programme for Noël Coward’s Private Lives at the Apollo Theatre, London, dated 12/10/1945.
The cast included Peggy Simpson, John Clements, Patrick Barr, Kay Hammond and Yvonne Andre, in Coward’s sparkling comedy of a divorced couple who meet again while honeymooning with their new partners in adjoining hotel suites.
A post-war revival of a Coward classic, this is a stylish example of old theatre programmes from the 1940s.
| Production | Private Lives |
|---|---|
| Venue | Apollo Theatre – London |
| Cast | Peggy Simpson – John Clements, Patrick Barr – Kay Hammond, Yvonne Andre. |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, nof, a tiny edge nick on the rear page
Did you know?
- Private Lives opened in London in 1930 with Noel Coward, Gertrude Lawrence and a young Laurence Olivier.
- Coward wrote the play in a matter of days while recovering from flu in Shanghai.
- John Clements and Kay Hammond were a celebrated husband-and-wife stage partnership; Kay Hammond had created Elvira in Blithe Spirit.
SKU: T03252
