£37.50
Date 15/08/1942
London Piccadilly Theatre – Macbeth – 1942 – Sir John Gielgud
A wartime programme from the Piccadilly Theatre, London, dated 15 August 1942, for Shakespeare’s Macbeth, starring John Gielgud with Gwen Davies, Russell Thompson and Frances Ruttledge.
Gielgud was by then the leading classical actor of his generation, and his production brought Shakespeare’s darkest tragedy to the West End during the Second World War.
A record of one of the great Shakespeareans at work, this is a prized piece among old theatre programmes from the 1940s.
| Production | Macbeth |
|---|---|
| Venue | Piccadilly Theatre – London |
| Cast | John Gielgud – Gwen Davies, Russell Thompson – Frances Ruttledge |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, nof, slrs
Did you know?
- Gielgud directed this 1942 production as well as playing the title role.
- Theatrical superstition holds that the play’s name should never be spoken inside a theatre, hence its nickname, the Scottish Play.
- Macbeth is Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy.
SKU: T01187
