£22.50
Date 1951
London Theatre Royal – South Pacific – 1951 – June Whitfield
An original programme for Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific at the Theatre Royal, London, in 1951. Set on a Pacific island during the Second World War, the musical tells of nurse Nellie Forbush and French planter Emile de Becque.
The cast includes Wilbur Evans, June Whitfield, John Levitt, Glen Fontane, David Williams and a young Larry Hagman.
With future stars of British and American television in the company, this is a fascinating theatre programme and piece of musical theatre memorabilia.
| Production | South Pacific |
|---|---|
| Venue | Theatre Royal – London |
| Cast | June Whitfield – John Levitt, Wilbur Evans – Glen Fontane, David Williams – Larry Hagman |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, rusty staple removed
Did you know?
- Larry Hagman, later JR Ewing in Dallas, appeared in the London South Pacific while his mother Mary Martin starred as Nellie Forbush.
- June Whitfield went on to become a British comedy institution, later starring in Terry and June and Absolutely Fabulous.
- South Pacific opened on Broadway in 1949 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950.
SKU: T02033
