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Date 11/05/1951
London St James's Theatre – Anthony And Cleopatra – 1951
An original theatre programme for Shakespeare’s Anthony And Cleopatra at the St James’s Theatre, London, dated 11 May 1951.
The cast includes Vivien Leigh, Peter Cushing, Robert Helpmann, Cy Grant, Ronald Adam, Richard Goolden and Colin Kemball. This was part of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh’s famous Festival of Britain season.
Programmes from this landmark season are among the most sought-after pieces of 1950s theatre memorabilia.
| Production | Anthony And Cleopatra |
|---|---|
| Venue | St James's Theatre – London |
| Cast | Vivien Leigh – Peter Cushing, Robert Helpmann – Cy Grant – Ronald Adam, Richard Goolden – Colin Kemball |
Condition: Good, cfld, lcr, edge ni, front page bottom right has a portion torn off, spine is half split
Did you know?
- Olivier and Leigh played Shakespeare’s tragedy on alternate nights with Bernard Shaw’s Caesar and Cleopatra, and the pairing later went to Broadway.
- Peter Cushing later became a horror icon in Hammer films, and Cy Grant became famous singing topical calypsos on the BBC’s Tonight.
- Olivier was the actor-manager of the St James’s at the time.
SKU: T00769
