£28.50
Date 18/12/1948
London St Martins Theatre – The Wild Duck – 1948
An original theatre programme for Henrik Ibsen’s The Wild Duck at St Martins Theatre, London, dated 18 December 1948. The cast included Fay Compton, Walter Fitzgerald, Chester Dolben, Tony Sympson, Patrick Benson and Jane Henderson.
Ibsen’s tragicomedy follows the Ekdal family, whose fragile happiness is shattered when an old friend insists on revealing the truth. A fine post-war example of old theatre programmes for collectors of Ibsen on the London stage.
| Production | The Wild Duck |
|---|---|
| Venue | St Martins Theatre – London |
| Cast | Chester Dolben – Tony Sympson, Patrick Benson – Jane Henderson, Fay Compton – Walter Fitzgerald. |
Genuine Theatre Programme / Memorabilia.
Condition: V Good, vlcr, date on the rear page
Did you know?
- Fay Compton was the sister of novelist Compton Mackenzie, author of Whisky Galore.
- Ibsen published The Wild Duck in 1884.
- St Martin’s Theatre opened in 1916 and has housed The Mousetrap since 1974.
SKU: T02851
