£27.50
Date 1950
London Aldwych Theatre – A Street Car Named Desire – 1950
An original theatre programme for A Street Car Named Desire at the Aldwych Theatre, London, in 1950. The cast includes Vivien Leigh, John Forrest, Bruce Howard and Eileen Dale.
This was the first London production of Tennessee Williams’s play, directed by Laurence Olivier, with his wife Vivien Leigh as the fragile Blanche DuBois. Its frank subject matter caused a sensation in the press.
One of the most desirable old theatre programmes of the post-war West End, from a landmark production.
| Production | A Street Car Named Desire |
|---|---|
| Venue | Aldwych Theatre – London |
| Cast | Vivien Leigh – John Forrest, Bruce Howard – Eileen Dale |
Condition: V Good, vlcr, nof
Did you know?
- Tennessee Williams won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948 for A Streetcar Named Desire.
- Vivien Leigh repeated the role of Blanche in the 1951 film opposite Marlon Brando and won her second Best Actress Oscar. Her first was for Gone with the Wind.
- The London production opened at the Aldwych in October 1949 and was directed by Laurence Olivier.
SKU: T02589
