£12.50
Date 26/07/1972
London Savoy Theatre – Lloyd George Knew My Father – 1972
An original theatre programme for William Douglas-Home’s comedy Lloyd George Knew My Father at the Savoy Theatre, London, dated 26 July 1972.
It starred two giants of the British stage, Ralph Richardson and Peggy Ashcroft, with Simon Cadell, Janet Henfrey, David Stoll and Suzan Farmer.
Ashcroft played Lady Boothroyd, who vows to kill herself rather than see a bypass built through her estate. Programmes uniting Richardson and Ashcroft are prized pieces of theatre memorabilia from the 1970s West End.
| Production | Lloyd George Knew My Father |
|---|---|
| Venue | Savoy Theatre – London |
| Cast | Simon Cadell – Janet Henfrey, Peggy Ashcroft – David Stoll, Suzan Farmer – Ralph Richardson. |
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Condition: V Good, slrs, nof, a few tiny cover marks
Did you know?
- The title comes from a popular bawdy song sung to the tune of Onward, Christian Soldiers.
- Simon Cadell later became famous as Jeffrey Fairbrother in the BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!.
- The Savoy Theatre was built by Richard D’Oyly Carte in 1881 and was the first public building in the world lit entirely by electricity.
SKU: T02701
