Bristol Hippodrome Theatre – Pygmalion – 1954
£22.50
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About this Pygmalion theatre programme
An original theatre programme for George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion at the Hippodrome Theatre, Bristol, dated 17 May 1954. The cast includes Kay Hammond and John Clements, the celebrated married acting partnership, with Athene Seyler, Phyllis Relph, Clare Bradley and Nuna Davey. Shaw’s tale of Eliza Doolittle and Professor Higgins is among the most loved plays in English, and this star-led 1950s production makes a superb theatre programme for collectors.
| Production | Pygmalion |
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| Venue | Hippodrome Theatre – Bristol |
| Date | 17/05/1954 |
| Cast | Phyllis Relph – Clare Bradley, Kay Hammond – John Clements, Athene Seyler – Nuna Davey. |
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Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, slrs (what the codes mean)
Did you know?
- Pygmalion had its world premiere in Vienna in 1913, before opening in London in 1914 with Mrs Patrick Campbell as Eliza.
- Just two years after this production, the play was turned into the musical My Fair Lady, which opened on Broadway in 1956.
- Kay Hammond and John Clements married in 1946 and were stalwarts of the post-war West End; Clements was later knighted.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.06 kg |
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