£22.50
Date 19/02/1957
Bristol Theatre Royal – Great Expectations – 1957
An original theatre programme for Great Expectations by the Bristol Old Vic Company at the Theatre Royal, Bristol, dated 19 February 1957, with Peter O’Toole, Barry Wilsher, Robert Atkins, Gwen Nelson, Bernard Brown and Robert Lang.
This stage version brings Charles Dickens’s story of Pip, Miss Havisham and the convict Magwitch to life. A superb example of old theatre programmes from Peter O’Toole’s formative years in Bristol.
| Production | Great Expectations |
|---|---|
| Venue | Theatre Royal – Bristol |
| Cast | Peter O'Toole – Barry Wilsher, Robert Atkins – Gwen Nelson, Bernard Brown – Robert Lang. |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, rusted staple/marks
Did you know?
- Charles Dickens published Great Expectations in weekly instalments in 1860-61.
- Robert Lang later became a long-serving member of Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre company.
- The Theatre Royal on King Street, Bristol, opened in 1766.
SKU: T02517
