| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'Roots' with photographs of members of the cast and cast lists; includes programme with typescript dates 1959; magazine extract photographs of cast members in scenes from the play; printed flyer [1960]
Performed at The Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London, 30 Jun 1959; presented by the English Stage Company with the Belgrade Theatre Company, Coventry production; directed by John Dexter; settings by Jocelyn Herbert; The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, 25 May 1959
Transferred to: The Duke of Yorks Theatre, London, 30 Jul 1959, closing performance, 12 Sep 1959
Revived at: The Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London, 28 Jun 1960 (presented as part of a season 'The Wesker Trilogy' comprising: 'Chicken Soup with Barley'; 'Roots' and 'I'm Talking About Jerusalem'); presented by the English Stage Company; directed by John Dexter; designed by Jocelyn Herbert
On tour:1961: The Golders Green Hippodrome
America: The Mayfair Theatre, New York, 6 Mar 1961; presented by Norman Twain by arrangement with the English Stage Company
Casts: Patsy Byrne, Charles Kay, Joan Plowright, Patrick O'Connell, Gwen Nelson, Jack Rodney, Richard Martin, Alan Howard, Brenda Peters, Barry Wilsher, Frank Finlay, John Colin, Cherry Morris, Anthony Hall, Terry Palmer, Jessie Robins, Mark Eden, Kathleen Michael, David Saire, Patricia Denys, Noel Carey, Constance Fecher, Mary Mercier, Gene Wilder |