£14.50
Date 04/04/1984
London Vaudeville Theatre – Benefactors – 1984 – Brenda Blethyn
An original theatre programme for Benefactors at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, dated 4 April 1984. The cast is Brenda Blethyn, Patricia Hodge, Oliver Cotton and Tim Pigott Smith.
Michael Frayn’s drama follows two couples whose lives become entangled around an architect’s plan to redevelop a run-down London estate. It is often counted among Frayn’s finest plays.
A fine 1980s theatre programme with an outstanding four-handed cast.
| Production | Benefactors |
|---|---|
| Venue | Vaudeville Theatre – London |
| Cast | Brenda Blethyn – Patricia Hodge, Oliver Cotton – Tim Pigott Smith |
Condition: NrM, a slight corner fold
Did you know?
- Benefactors came soon after Michael Frayn’s backstage farce Noises Off (1982). He later wrote Copenhagen (1998).
- Tim Pigott-Smith starred as Ronald Merrick in The Jewel in the Crown, which was first broadcast on ITV in 1984.
- Brenda Blethyn was later Oscar-nominated for Secrets and Lies (1996) and went on to play DCI Vera Stanhope in Vera.
SKU: T02592
