£19.50
Date 06/01/1964
London Duke Of York Theatre – Poor Bitos – 1964 – D Pleasence
An original theatre programme for Jean Anouilh’s Poor Bitos at the Duke Of York Theatre, London, dated 6 January 1964.
Donald Pleasence starred in the title role, with Charles Gray, Ronald Lewis, Susan Clark, Narissa Nights and Douglas Cann.
In Anouilh’s savage comedy, a group of provincial aristocrats invite a self-made prosecutor to a dinner where everyone dresses as figures of the French Revolution.
A sought-after theatre programme for admirers of Pleasence and of French drama on the London stage.
| Production | Poor Bitos |
|---|---|
| Venue | Duke Of York Theatre – London |
| Cast | Donald Pleasence – Charles Gray, Ronald Lewis – Susan Clark, Narissa Nights – Douglas Cann. |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a few tiny cover marks
Did you know?
- Both Donald Pleasence and Charles Gray later played the Bond villain Blofeld: Pleasence in You Only Live Twice (1967) and Gray in Diamonds Are Forever (1971).
- Anouilh’s play was first performed in Paris in 1956 as Pauvre Bitos ou le diner de tetes.
- The Duke of York’s Theatre opened in 1892 as the Trafalgar Square Theatre.
SKU: T02771
