Ref NoPRG/TWV/7
CollectionTerry Weatherley Collection
TitleOpen Air Theatre Souvenir
Date1958
Extent1 item
DescriptionOne souvenir brochure for the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park for 1958, opening with a foreword by the theatre's sponsor Brigadier T. Carleton Harrison, C.B.E. (Chairman and Managing Director for Gillette Industries), a short bio for Robert Atkins, C.B.E., Leslie French, and Sydney Carroll. The programme continues with articles written by Ivor Brown about the theatre's history and the plays they've produced, accompanied by production photographs. The programme ends with credits of artists performing in the current season and who have worked with the theatre in previous years, a list of past productions since 1932, and finally the story of Gilette in Britain.
Artists appearing during the 1958 season: Ruth Dunning -- Leslie French -- Anthony Sharp -- Cecilia Sonnenberg -- Robert Atkins -- Leonard Grahame -- Reginald Jarman -- Peter Street -- Jocelyn Britton -- Diana Poulton -- Paul Mead -- Helen Horton -- Tristan Rawson -- Margaret Wedlake -- Richard Cuthbert -- Gordon Honey -- Sheila Gill -- Arthur White -- Malcolm Taylor -- Bernard Brown -- Dennis Edwards -- Peter Bartlett -- Brian Cobby -- Charles Stanley -- Brook Denning -- Peter John. Plays under the direction of Robert Atkins and Leslie French. Dances arranged by Louise Carley. Music of the Elizabethan period by the Dolmetsch Consort.
SubjectDrama
Shakespeare
PhysicalDescription24.8 x 18.6 cm pamphlet, of 16 paginated pages; in black and white excepting additional brown ink on cover. In good condition.
ArrangementChronological
Related OrganisationOpen Air Theatre
Gillette Industries
Related PlaceRegents Park, London
CategoryPromotional material
Access conditionsThis material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk).
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