£32.50
Date 15/12/1953
Manchester Opera House – South Pacific 1953 – James Bond
An original programme for Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific at the Opera House, Manchester, dated 15 December 1953.
The cast includes Helen Landis, Roland Green, Jane Hill, Abe Ellis, Paul Dobson and a young Sean Connery, years before he found worldwide fame as James Bond.
Connery joined the touring company of the musical in 1953, one of his earliest professional stage jobs. A programme listing the future 007 is a highly prized piece of theatre memorabilia and a standout among old theatre programmes.
| Production | South Pacific |
|---|---|
| Venue | Opera House – Manchester |
| Cast | Sean Connery (James Bond) – Helen Landis, Roland Green – Jane Hill, Abe Ellis – Paul Dobson |
Condition: V Good, Vlcr, slrs
Did you know?
- South Pacific opened on Broadway in 1949 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950.
- Sean Connery competed in the Mr Universe contest in London in 1953, the same year he was touring in South Pacific.
- Connery first played James Bond in Dr. No in 1962.
SKU: T02202
