Harold Pinter (Early Role as Actor) "OEDIPUS" Donald Wolfit 1953 London Playbill

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This is a rare February 4th, 1953 programme (playbill) from Donald Wolfit's Season of SHAKESPEARE and SOPHOCLES at the King's Theatre, Hammersmith in East London. The current season opened with Sophocles' "OEDIPUS" from February 4th through 14th, 1953, followed with productions of Shakespeare's "As You Like It", "King Lear", "Twelfth Night", "The Merchant of Venice" and "Macbeth" ..... The company included the future Nobel Prize winning playwright HAROLD PINTER, then 22 years-old, in one of his earliest professional acting roles. The play starred DONALD WOLFIT in the title role and the cast included LEWIS CASSON, ERNEST HARE, ELLEN POLLOCK, JAMES DALE, JOHN KILLNER, MICHAEL BLYTHE, DESMOND TESTER, MICHAEL INGHAM, PETER RENDALL, NICHOLAS COURTNEY, DAVID WOODMAN, TOM CRIDDLE, JOHN WYNYARD, ALUN OWEN, ROSALIND IDEN, EILEEN BARRY, RONALD McMASTER, COLIN MANN, SALLY BUSSELL, STELLA CHRISTIE, LILY CONTAIN, SANDRA GOLD, MARETTA GRACE, JOSEPHINE MAHONEY, ANNE MORRELL and JANE SHERRELL ..... CREDITS: Book by SOPHOCLES; New Translation by E. F. WATLING; Sets and Costumes designed by TOM LINGWOOD; Directed by DONALD WOLFIT; Produced by ADVANCE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION LTD. ..... DETAILS: The eight page program measures 5" X 7 3/8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes, bios of each of the leading actors, season schedule and a reprinted article from the "West London Observer" on the Golden Jubilee of the King's Theatre, Hammersmith ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a heavy fold across the middle, this playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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