Roy Hudd "OLIVER!" Gillian Burns / Joan Turner / Lionel Bart 1977 London Flyer

Description

This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the opening of the highly successful West End revival
of the LIONEL BART musical hit "OLIVER!"
at the Albery Theatre in London beginning
December 21st, 1977
. (The Original West End production opened June 30th, 1960 at the New Theatre in London and ran for 2618 performances. This revival opened December 21st, 1977 and ran for 1139 performances.) ..... The musical starred ROY HUDD as "Fagin" and GILLIAN BURNS as "Nancy" and featured ROBERT BRIDGES, JOAN TURNER, MICHAEL ATWELL and JACK ALLEN
..... CREDITS: Book, Music and Lyrics by LIONEL BART ("Oliver!", "Blitz", "Lock Up Your Daughters", "Maggie May", "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T' Be", "Twang", "La Strada") freely adapted from CHARLES DICKENS' "Oliver Twist"; Original Sets and Costumes designed by SEAN KENNY; Musical Direction by CHRIS WALKER; Directed by ROBIN MIDGLEY and LARRY OAKS; Produced by HEMDALE by arrangement with DONALD ALBERY and CAMERON MACKINTOSH
..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, two-sided handbill measures 5 1/8" X 8 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, partial cast list and beautiful graphics on the front and promotional text and performance times on the backside ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare handbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.