Bristol Theatre Royal -The Winter’s Tale – 1955

About this The Winter's Tale theatre programme

An original theatre programme for The Winter’s Tale at the Theatre Royal, Bristol, dated 10 May 1955. The cast includes Paul Lee, Anthony Tuckey, Rosemary Harris, Ronald Hines, Peter Baldwin and Phyllida Law. Shakespeare’s late romance moves from the jealous rage of King Leontes to sixteen years of loss, and ends with one of the most magical reconciliation scenes in drama. A lovely Bristol Old Vic example of old theatre programmes with several future stars in the company.

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Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, slrs, a few tiny cover marks (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• The Winter’s Tale contains Shakespeare’s most famous stage direction: “Exit, pursued by a bear”.
• Phyllida Law is the mother of actresses Emma Thompson and Sophie Thompson.
• Bristol’s Theatre Royal opened in 1766 and is the oldest continuously working theatre in the English-speaking world.