| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'Beckett', translated by Lucienne Hillwith; photographs of members of the cast and cast lists; includes magazine extract photographs of cast members in scenes from the play
Performed at The Aldwych Theatre, London, 11 Jul 1961; presented by The Governors of The Royal Shakespeare Theatre with The Royal Shakespeare Company; directed by Peter Hall; settings and costumes by Leslie Hurry; music by Iain Hamilton; lighting by John Wyckham
Transferred to: The Globe Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, 13 Dec 1961
America: The St James Theatre, New York, 9 Oct 1960; presented by David Merrick; produced by Peter Glenville; designed by Oliver Smith; costumes by Motley; The Hudson Theatre, New York, 8 May 1961
Casts: Christopher Plummer, Eric Porter, Donald Layne Smith, P. G. Stephens, Peter Russell, Peter Jeffrey, Alan Downer, Jeanne Hepple, Barry Macgregor, George Murcell, Clive Swift, Edward Argent, Roy Dotrice, Diana Rigg, Marian Diamond, Geoffrey Stavert, Ian Holm, Philip Voss, Stuart Hoyle, Terence Greenidge, William Austin, Ian Cullen, Gwen Ffrangcon Davies, Yvonne Bonnamy, Dane Howell, John Fox, Patrick Wymark, James Keen, John Warner, Esmond Knight, Laurence Olivier, Anthony Quinn, Dran Seitz, Arthur Kennedy |