£37.50
Date 30/08/1943
Nottingham Repertory Theatre – Hindle Wakes – 1943
A wartime theatre programme for Hindle Wakes at the Nottingham Repertory Theatre, dated 30 August 1943. The cast included Barbara Cavan, Wilf Gilbert, Barbara Miller and June Spencer.
Stanley Houghton’s Lancashire drama caused a stir with its mill girl heroine Fanny Hawthorn, who refuses to marry the mill owner’s son after a weekend away together.
Repertory programmes from the war years are increasingly hard to find, making this a rewarding piece for collectors of old theatre programmes.
| Production | Hindle Wakes |
|---|---|
| Venue | Nottingham Repertory Theatre |
| Cast | Barbara Cavan – Wilf Gilbert, Barbara Miller – June Spencer |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, tiny ni at bottom edge
Did you know?
- Hindle Wakes was first staged in 1912 and is a key play of the “Manchester School” of dramatists.
- “Wakes Week” was the annual holiday when Lancashire mill towns shut down, which gives the play its title.
- The Nottingham-born actress June Spencer went on to play Peggy in BBC Radio’s The Archers for over seventy years.
SKU: T00644
