£27.50
Date 1940's ?
London St James Theatre – Hamlet – 1940's Donald Sinden
An original theatre programme for Shakespeare’s Hamlet at the St James Theatre, London, from the 1940s. The cast features William Devlin, Catherine Lacey, Donald Sinden, Leslie Sands, John Glen and William Eedle.
Early appearances by actors who went on to great careers are prized by collectors, and this theatre programme captures Donald Sinden at the start of his long stage life, at a theatre that no longer stands.
| Production | Hamlet |
|---|---|
| Venue | St James Theatre – London |
| Cast | William Devlin – Catherine Lacey, Donald Sinden – Leslie Sands, John Glen – William Eedle |
Condition: V Good, cfld, vlcr, slrs, yellowed/faded
Did you know?
- Donald Sinden became a leading Royal Shakespeare Company actor and TV favourite in Two’s Company and Never the Twain, and was knighted in 1997.
- The St James’s Theatre was demolished in 1957 despite a campaign in which Vivien Leigh famously protested from the gallery of the House of Lords.
- Leslie Sands later became familiar on television and as a writer of stage thrillers.
SKU: T00728
