£22.50
Date 23/03/1959
Bristol Hippodrome Theatre – The Boyfriend – 1959
An original theatre programme for Sandy Wilson’s musical The Boyfriend at the Hippodrome Theatre, Bristol, dated 23 March 1959. The cast includes Annette Gibson, Roderick Joyce, Peer Froggatt, Patrick Newell, Gladys Bacon and Roberta Huby.
The show is an affectionate pastiche of 1920s musical comedy set on the French Riviera. A touring production of one of the great British musical hits of the 1950s, this is a charming piece of theatre memorabilia.
| Production | The Boyfriend |
|---|---|
| Venue | Hippodrome Theatre – Bristol |
| Cast | Annette Gibson – Roderick Joyce, Peer Froggatt – Patrick Newell, Gladys Bacon – Roberta Huby. |
Condition: V good, vlc, slrs
Did you know?
- The Boy Friend began at the tiny Players’ Theatre in 1953 before transferring to Wyndham’s Theatre for a very long West End run.
- Julie Andrews made her Broadway debut in The Boy Friend in 1954.
- Patrick Newell later found fame as ‘Mother’ in The Avengers.
SKU: T02973
