£17.50
Date 21/12/1971
London New Theatre – Long Days Journey Into Night – 1971
An original theatre programme for Eugene O’Neill’s Long Days Journey Into Night at the New Theatre, London, dated 21 December 1971.
Laurence Olivier led the cast as the actor-father James Tyrone, with Denis Quilley, Richard Mangan, Elizabeth Markham, Robert Bryan and Kenneth Mackintosh.
O’Neill’s autobiographical masterpiece follows one long day in the life of a troubled family.
Olivier’s Tyrone is regarded as one of his finest late stage performances, making this a prized theatre programme for collectors.
| Production | Long Days Journey Into Night |
|---|---|
| Venue | New Theatre – London |
| Cast | Laurence Olivier – Richard Mangan, Denis Quilley – Elizabeth Markham, Robert Bryan – Kenneth Mackintosh. |
Condition: V Good, vlcr, slrs
Did you know?
- O’Neill wrote the play in the early 1940s but asked that it not be staged until after his death; it premiered in 1956 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
- The New Theatre was renamed the Albery Theatre in 1973 and became the Noel Coward Theatre in 2006.
- Olivier’s performance was recorded for television in 1973, preserving one of his great stage roles.
SKU: T02769
