£19.50
Date 07/06/1962
London New Arts Theatre Club – Afore Night Come – 1962
An original theatre programme for Afore Night Come at the New Arts Theatre Club, London, dated 7 June 1962. The cast included Paul Dawkins, Henley Thomas, Timothy West, Henry Wolf, Honora Burke and Caroline Maud.
David Rudkin’s first play is a dark, unsettling drama set among casual fruit pickers in a Worcestershire orchard, where suspicion of a stranger ends in ritual violence.
A landmark of early 1960s new writing, making this a notable piece of theatre memorabilia.
| Production | Afore Night Come |
|---|---|
| Venue | New Arts Theatre Club – London |
| Cast | Paul Dawkins – Henley Thomas, Timothy West – Henry Wolf, Honora Burke – Caroline Maud. |
Condition: V Good, lcr, a tiny nick at the top edge
Did you know?
- Afore Night Come was staged in 1962 as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s experimental season at the Arts Theatre.
- David Rudkin later wrote the cult BBC television play Penda’s Fen (1974).
- Timothy West was at the very start of a long career that would include celebrated performances as King Lear and Churchill.
SKU: T02857
