| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'The Entertainer' with photographs and illustrations of members of the cast and cast lists; includes programme extract with cast list and brief biographies of the members of the cast and the author 1957; photographs of cast members in scenes from the play; press cutting from 'The Sunday Times' Apr 1957 of an article on the author of the play, John Osborne; magazine article from 'Plays and Players' [1957] has an interview with Laurence Olivier
Performed at The Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London, 10 Apr 1957; presented by the English Stage Company; directed by Tony Richardson; settings by Alan Tagg; costumes by Clare Jeffrey; music by John Addison
Revived at: The Palace Theatre, London 10 Sep 1957, closing performance, 18 Jan 1958; presented by the English Stage Company and LOP Ltd; directed by Tony Richardson; settings by Alan Tagg; costumes by Clare Jeffrey; music by John Addison
On tour: 1957: The Kings Theatre, Glasgow; The Kings Theatre, Edinburgh; The New Theatre, Oxford; The Hippodrome, Brighton; 1958: The Grand Theatre, Leeds; The Grand Theatre, Belfast
America: The Royale Theatre, New York, 12 Feb 1958
Casts: George Relph, Dorothy Tutin, Brenda de Banzie, Laurence Olivier, Richard Pasco, Vivienne Drummond, Aubrey Dexter, Stanley Meadows, Joan Plowright; Jennifer Wallace, Albert Chevalier, Robert Stephens, Geraldine McEwan, John Slater, Bobby Howes, Mary Steele, Beau Daniells, Richard Carpenter, Nevill McGrah, Bertram Parham, Griffith Jones |