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LevelFile
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)MS38/1247a
Title'The Tempest' by William Shakespeare
Extent1 file
Date1957-1958
DescriptionPress and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'The Tempest', performed as part of the Stratford-upon-Avon Festival -The 98th Season of Plays by William Shakespeare; with photographs and illustrations of members of the cast and cast lists; includes photographs of cast members in scenes from the play; programme with cast list 1957

Performed at The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 13 Aug 1957; directed by Peter Brook; designs by Peter Brook and Michael Northen; music by Kegan Smith and William Blezard; choreography by Raimonda Orselli
Transferred to: The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, 5 Dec 1957, closing performance, 25 Jan 1958; presented by the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in association with Tennent Productions Ltd; designs by Peter Brook and Michael Northen; music by Kegan Smith and William Blezard

Casts: Peter Palmer, Ron Haddrick, Robert Harris, Mark Dignam, Cyril Luckham, Robin Lloyd, Toby Robertson, Doreen Aris, John Gielgud, Brian Bedford, Alec Clunes, Richard Johnson, Clive Revill, Patrick Wymark, Jane Wenham, Stephanie Bidmead, Joan Miller
Access StatusOpen

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