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ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
1961-1964

RST=Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Aldwych=The Aldwych Theatre, London
(note: some of these programmes were formerly the property
of the critic Eric John; it was his habit to make notes for his reviews on the actual programmes -
these are described below as "critical notes".)

RSC 1961 director: Peter Hall

STRATFORD

1961: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (RST/4 Apr 1961)
Christopher Plummer, Geraldine McEwan, Redmond Phillips, Jill Dixon, Paul Hardwick, Ian Richardson, Barry Warren, Rosalind Knight, Maroussia Frank, Newton Blick, Clifford Rose, Terry Wale, Michael Warchus; dir:Michael Langham [4pp, 9.25x12; VG] £4

1961: HAMLET (RST/11 Apr 1961)
Ian Bannen, Paul Hardwick, Geraldine McEwan, Elizabeth Sellars, Peter McEnery, Redmond Phillips, Clifford Rose, Brian Murray, Gordon Gostelow, David Buck, Ian Richardson, Tony Church, Russell Hunter, Barry Warren, Newton Blick, Michael Warchus; dir:Peter Wood [4pp; 9.25x12; w.2 newsclippings; VG] £4

1961: RICHARD III (RST/24 May 1961)
Christopher Plummer, Eric Porter, Edith Evans, Tony Church, Peter McEnery, Brian Murray, Clifford Rose, Colin Blakely, Redmond Phillips, Gareth Morgan, Gordon Gostelow, David Buck, Russell Hunter, Ian Richardson, Elizabeth Sellars, Esme Church, Jill Dixon, Gareth Morgan; dir:William Gaskill [4pp, 9.25x12; VG] £4

1961: AS YOU LIKE IT (RST/4 Jul 1961)
Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Bannen, Ian Richardson, Colin Blakely, Rosalind Knight, Max Adrian, Peter McEnery, Gareth Morgan; dir:Michael Elliott [4pp, 9.25x12; very slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1961: ROMEO AND JULIET (RST/15 Aug 1961)
Brian Murray, Dorothy Tutin, Edith Evans, Ian Bannen, Peter McEnery, Max Adrian; dir:Peter Hall [4pp; 9.25x12; VG] £4

1961: OTHELLO (RST/10 Oct 1961)
John Gielgud, Ian Bannen, Dorothy Tutin, Peggy Ashcroft; dir:Franco Zeffirelli [4pp, 9.25x12; VG] £4

1961: SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, Stratford-upon-Avon Souvenir
Substantial Stratford Festival souvenir, with features on MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Christopher Plummer, Geraldine McEwan, Noel Willman - 6 photos), HAMLET (Ian Bannen, Elizabeth Sellars, Noel Willman, Geraldine McEwan, Brian Murray - 9 photos), RICHARD III (Christopher Plummer, Brian Murray, Edith Evans, Eric Porter, Ian Richardson - 6 photos); photos of Vanessa Redgrave, Dorothy Tutin, John Gielgud and Peggy Ashcroft; feature on the 1961 Birthday Celebrations (12 photos); 54 photographs of Stratford [60pp, 7x9.5; card cover; VG] £10

LONDON

1961: REPERTOIRE LEAFLET Jul-Sep (Aldwych)
Royal Shakespeare Company: BECKET, ONDINE, THE DEVILS, and THE HOLLOW CROWN; with Leslie Caron, Richard Johnson, Eric Porter, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Patrick Wymark, Derek Godfrey, George Murcell, Ian Holm, Donald Layne-Smith, James Bree, Christopher Plummer, Roy Dotrice, Diana Rigg, Alfred Hallett, Peter Jeffrey, Clive Swift, Johanna Peters, Jeanne Hepple, Marian Diamond, Ian Cullen, Philip Voss etc. - Complete performance schedule, company list, brief press comments, booking details; fascinating! [6pp triple-fold, 5.5x9; VG] £4

1961: REPERTOIRE LEAFLET Dec 1961-Mch 1962 (Aldwych)
Royal Shakespeare Company: THE CHERRY ORCHARD, AS YOU LIKE IT, and THE HOLLOW CROWN; with Max Adrian, Peggy Ashcroft, Ian Bannen, David Buck, Patsy Byrne, Tony Church, Patience Collier, Judi Dench, Roy Dotrice, John Gielgud, Gordon Gostelow, Paul Hardwick, Jeanne Hepple, Ian Holm, Russell Hunter, Rosalind Knight, Cherry Morris, George Murcell, Brian Murray, Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Richardson, Clifford Rose, Dorothy Tutin, Patrick Wymark etc. - Complete performance schedule, company list, brief press comments, booking details; fascinating! [6pp triple-fold, 5.5x9; VG] £4

1961: ONDINE - Giraudoux (Aldwych/12 Jan 1961)
Stratford-on-Avon Company: Derek Godfrey, Richard Johnson (by arrangement with MGM), Leslie Caron, Diana Rigg, Eric Porter; dir:Peter Hall [16pp; 7x9.25; VG] £4

1961: ONDINE - Giraudoux (Aldwych/12 Jan 1961)
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company: Derek Godfrey, Richard Johnson (by arrangement with MGM), Leslie Caron, Diana Rigg; dir:Peter Hall [16pp; 7x9.25; VG] £4

1961 (Feb): THE DEVILS - Whiting (Aldwych/20 Feb 1961)
Stratford-on-Avon Company: Richard Johnson, Derek Godfrey, Dorothy Tutin; dir:Peter Wood [16pp; 7x9.25; VG] £5

1961 (May): THE DEVILS - Whiting (Aldwych/20 Feb 1961)
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company: Richard Johnson, Derek Godfrey, Virginia McKenna, Ian Holm, Diana Rigg, George Murcell, Clive Swift, Patrick Wymark, Roy Dotrice; dir:Peter Wood [16pp; 7x9.25; VG] £5

1961: THE HOLLOW CROWN (Aldwych/May 1961)
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company: Dorothy Tutin, Max Adrian, Richard Johnson, John Barton [16pp; 7x9.25; VG] £4

1961: THE HOLLOW CROWN (Aldwych/May 1961)
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company: Peggy Ashcroft, Max Adrian, Paul Hardwick/Tony Church, John Barton [16pp; 7x9.25; VG] £4

1961: BECKET - Anouilh (Aldwych/11 Jul 1961)
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company: Christopher Plummer, Eric Porter, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Peter Jeffrey, Diana Rigg, Ian Holm, Roy Dotrice; dir:Peter Hall [16pp; 7x9.25; VG] £5

1961: BECKET - Anouilh (Globe Theatre/13 Dec 1961)
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company: Christopher Plummer, Eric Porter, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Esmond Knight, Diana Rigg, John Wyse, Philip Voss; dir:Peter Hall [12pp; 7x9.25; light vertical bend, else VG] £3

1961: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Aldwych/13 Sep 1961)
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company: Vanessa Redgrave, Derek Godfrey, Diana Rigg (as Bianca), Roy Dotrice, Peter Jeffrey, Patrick Wymark, Ian Holm, Clive Swift, Philip Voss; dir:Maurice Daniels, John Barton [16pp; 7x9.25; VG] £5

1961: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Aldwych/13 Sep 1961)
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company: Vanessa Redgrave, Derek Godfrey, Diana Rigg (as Bianca), P.G.Stephens, Peter Jeffrey, Esmond Knight, Donald Layne-Smith, Clive Swift, Philip Voss; dir:Maurice Daniels, John Barton [16pp; 7x9.25; VG] £5

1961: THE CHERRY ORCHARD - Chekhov (Aldwych/14 Dec 1961)
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company: Peggy Ashcroft, John Gielgud, Dorothy Tutin, Judi Dench, George Murcell, Paul Hardwick, Ian Holm; dir:Michel Saint-Denis [16pp; 7x9.25; w.newsclipping review (Harold Hobson); VG] £5

1961: 1961 ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY SOUVENIR
This magnificent large-size souvenir has a striking illustration extending across both covers; painted by Eden Box, it shows a boat bearing characters from the 1961 productions, sailing between the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford (front cover), and the Aldwych Theatre in London (back cover) - click to see it. The souvenir itself is packed with photographs and colour designs, illustrating the whole range of the year's productions at Stratford and in London. Among the contents are: 6-page features (w. photographs & colour designs) on MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (dir:Michael Langham, des:Desmond Heeley; w.Christopher Plummer, Geraldine McEwan, Ian Richardson, Maroussia Frank (his wife), Rosalind Knight, Clifford Rose, Jill Dixon, Noel Willman, Barry Warren, Newton Blick, Redmond Phillips, Tony Church), HAMLET (dir:Peter Wood, des:Leslie Hurry; w.Ian Bannen, Elizabeth Sellars, Peter McEnery, Barry Warren, Brian Murray, Noel Willman, Gordon Gostelow, Newton Blick, Russell Hunter, Geraldine McEwan), and RICHARD III (dir:William Gaskill, des:Jocelyn Herbert; w.Christopher Plummer, Edith Evans, Elizabeth Sellars, Michael Murray, Colin Blakely, Eric Porter, Esme Church, Tony Church, Terry Wale, James Kerry, William Wallis, Jill Dixon, Julian Battersby); further photographic features on AS YOU LIKE IT (dir:Michael Elliott, des:Richard Negri; w.Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Bannen, Colin Blakely, Rosalind Knight, Patsy Byrne), ROMEO AND JULIET (dir:Peter Hall; w.Zia Mohyeddin - replaced by Brian Murray, Dorothy Tutin, Max Adrian, Edith Evans), and OTHELLO (dir:Franco Zeffirelli; w.John Gielgud, Peggy Ashcroft, Dorothy Tutin); a photographic insert shows Paul Hardwick as Don Pedro and Claudius (late casting?); the assembled Stratford and London Companies are featured in two photographs; the Aldwych productions are represented by 4-page features (w. photographs & colour designs) on THE DEVILS - John Whiting (dir:Peter Wood, des:Sean Kenny & Desmond Heeley; w.Richard Johnson, Dorothy Tutin, Max Adrian, Patrick Wymark, Derek Godfrey, Clive Swift, Virginia McKenna, Stephanie Bidmead) and ONDINE - Giraudoux (dir:Peter Hall, des:Tanya Moiseiwitsch; w.Leslie Caron, Richard Johnson, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Derek Godfrey, Diana Rigg, Ian Holm, Roy Dotrice, Peter Jeffrey, Eric Porter, James Bree, George Murcell), and further photographic features on TWELFTH NIGHT (dir:Peter Hall; w.Dorothy Tutin, Geraldine McEwan), BECKET - Anouilh (dir:Peter Hall; w.Christopher Plummer, Eric Porter) and THE DUCHESS OF MALFI - (dir:Donald McWhinnie; w.Peggy Ashcroft, Max Adrian, Patrick Wymark, Sian Phillips; with colour designs by Leslie Hurry)
[76pp, stiffened cover; 9.5x12.5; very slightly rumpled, else excellent condition] (£20) SOLD

RSC 1962 director: Peter Hall

STRATFORD

1962: MEASURE FOR MEASURE (RST/4 Apr 1962)
Tom Fleming, Marius Goring, Judi Dench, Ian Richardson, Peter Jeffrey, Ian Cullen, Clive Swift, Paul Hardwick, Patricia Brake, Leon Sinden, Clifford Rose, Tony Church, Gordon Honeycombe; dir:John Blatchley [4pp, 9.5x11.75; very slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1962: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (RST/17 Apr 1962)
Ian Richardson, Judi Dench, Diana Rigg, Paul Hardwick, Ian Holm; dir:Peter Hall [4pp, 9.5x11.75; very slighty rumpled, else VG] £4

1962: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (RST)
Derek Godfrey, Vanessa Redgrave, Clifford Rose, Margaret Drabble, Peter Jeffrey, Ian Richardson, Paul Hardwick, Diana Rigg, Ian Holm, Bill Travers, Barry MacGregor, Clive Swift, Leon Sinden, Michael Murray, Maroussia Frank; re-directed from the 1960 production by Maurice Daniels [4pp; 9.5x11.75; somewhat creased] #163;2

1962: MACBETH (RST/6 Jun 1962)
Eric Porter, Irene Worth, Diana Rigg, Clifford Rose, Brian Murray, Paul Hardwick, Gareth Morgan, Peter Jeffrey, Ian Richardson, Tom Fleming, Bill Travers, Leon Sinden, Maroussia Frank, Tony Steedman; dir:Donald McWhinnie [4pp; 9.5x11.75; VG] £4

1962: CYMBELINE (RST/17 Jul 1962)
Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Allen, Tom Fleming, Ian Richardson, Eric Porter, Paul Hardwick, Brian Murray, Margaret Drabble, Nerys Hughes; dir:William Gaskill [4pp; 9.5x11.75; VG] £4

1962: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (RST/11 Sep 1962)
Ian Richardson, Alec McCowen, Ian Hewitson, Barry MacGregor, Diana Rigg, Susan Maryott, Tony Church, Peter Jeffrey, James Booth, Pauline Letts, Patricia Brake, Margaret Drabble, Peter Geddis, Gordon Honeycombe, Nerys Hughes; dir:Clifford Williams [4pp, 9.5x11.75; excellent condition] £4

1962: KING LEAR (RST/6 Nov 1962)
Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Alan Webb, Diana Rigg, Alec McCowen; dir:Peter Brook [4pp; 9.5x11.75; the first performances of this famous production; VG] £6

1962: THE DEVILS (RST/10-21 Dec 1962)
Richard Johnson, Dorothy Tutin, Susan Engel, John Hussey, Roy Dotrice, Max Adrian, Cherry Morris, Peter McEnery, Donald Layne-Smith, Madoline Thomas, Alan Dobie, Trevor Martin, Darryl Kavann, Roy Marsden; dir:Peter Wood [4pp, 9.5x11.75; VG] £4

1962: SEASON BROCHURE for April 10th to June 16th (RST)
Brochure containing Company List, Production Credits for all the 1962 productions, Schedule of Performances, Booking information, Prices, Transport, Theatre information etc. [28pp, 3.6x4.9; extremely uncommon; VG] (£5) SOLD

1962: SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, Stratford-upon-Avon Souvenir
Substantial Stratford Festival souvenir, with Judi Dench as Titania on the cover, and features on MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Judi Dench, Marius Goring, Tom Fleming, Ian Holm, Ian Richardson - 7 photos), A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Judi Dench, Ian Richardson, Ian Holm, Paul Hardwick - 7 photos), THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Vanessa Redgrave, Derek Godfrey, Diana Rigg, Ian Richardson - 6 photos); photos of Eric Porter as Macbeth, Irene Worth; feature on the 1962 Birthday Celebrations; 25 photographs of Stratford [60pp, 7x9.5; card cover; VG] (£9) SOLD

LONDON

1962: REPERTOIRE LEAFLET Feb-May (Aldwych)
CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, AS YOU LIKE IT, CHERRY ORCHARD, ART OF SEDUCTION; with Peggy Ashcroft, John Gielgud, Judi Dench, Dorothy Tutin, Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Bannen, Max Adrian, Patsy Byrne, Michael Flanders, Hugh Griffith etc. - Complete performance schedule, company list, booking details; fascinating! [6pp; 5.5x9.25; VG] £4

1962: AS YOU LIKE IT (Aldwych)
Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Bannen, David Buck, Clifford Rose, Rosalind Knight, Patrick Wymark, Ian Richardson, Tony Church, Gareth Morgan, Paul Hardwick, Russell Hunter, Peter Gill, Max Adrian, Patsy Byrne, Jeanne Hepple; dir:Michael Elliott [16pp, 7x9.25; VG] £4

1962: THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE (Aldwych/29 Mch 1962)
Hugh Griffith, Michael Flanders, Patsy Byrne, Roy Dotrice; dir:William Gaskill [16pp; 7x9.25; VG] £4

1962: THE ART OF SEDUCTION (Aldwych/19 Mch 1962)
John Barton, Esme Church, Irene Worth, Keith Michell, Diana Rigg, Patricia England; dir:John Barton [16pp; 7x9.25; VG] £4

1962: THE COLLECTION - Pinter & PLAYING WITH FIRE - Strindberg (Aldwych/18 Jun 1962)
Sheila Allen, Kenneth Haigh, Michael Hordern, Barbara Murray, John Ronane; dir:John Blatchley, Peter Hall and Harold Pinter [16pp; 7x9.25; date on cover, else VG] £4

1962: A PENNY FOR A SONG - Whiting (Aldwych/1 Aug 1962)
Michael Gwynn, Judi Dench, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Marius Goring, Mark Eden, Clive Morton, Henry Woolf; dir:Colin Graham [16pp, 7x9.25; VG] £4

1962: CURTMANTLE - Fry (Aldwych/9 Oct 1962)
Derek Godfrey, Alan Dobie, Roy Dotrice, Susan Engel, Maxine Audley, Marian Diamond, Peter McEnery, Roy Marsden; dir:Stuart Burge, music:Richard Rodney Bennett [16pp; 7x9.25; date on cover, else VG] £4

1962: TROILUS AND CRESSIDA (Aldwych/15 Oct 1962)
Ian Holm, Dorothy Tutin, Max Adrian, Michael Hordern, Derek Godfrey, Patrick Allen, John Ronane, Gordon Gostelow, Maxine Audley, Roy Dotrice, Peter McEnery, David Buck, Roy Marsden; dir:Peter Hall, music:Humphrey Searle [16pp; 7x9.25; v.slightly rumpled, else VG] (£4) SOLD

1962: THE DEVILS - Whiting/Huxley (Aldwych/18 Nov 1962)

1962: KING LEAR (Aldwych/12 Dec 1962)
Paul Scofield, Tom Fleming, Alan Webb, James Booth, Irene Worth, Peter Jeffrey, Patience Collier, Tony Church, Diana Rigg, Tony Steedman, Hugh Sullivan, Brian Murray, Clive Swift, Alec McCowen, Gareth Morgan, Peter Geddis, Ian Cullen, Gordon Honeycombe, Martin Jenkins; designed and directed by Peter Brook, Assistant Director: Charles Marowitz, Fight arranged by John Barton, Music Director; Brian Priestman [16pp, 7x9.25; very slightly rumpled, else VG] £6

1962: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (Aldwych/19 Dec 1962)
Tony Steedman, Tony Church, Ian Richardson, Alec McCowen, Ian Hewitson, Barry MacGregor, Peter Jeffrey, James Booth, Martin Jenkins, Patience Collier, Diana Rigg, Janet Manners, Patricia Brake, Yvonne Bonnamy, Peter Geddis, Gordon Honeycombe, Nerys Hughes; dir:Clifford Williams [16pp, 7x9.25; date on cover, else VG] £4

1962 (August): THE HOLLOW CROWN (Aldwych)
Max Adrian, Peggy Ashcroft, John Barton, Richard Johnson, Tony Church, Anthony Nicholls, Gerald English (tenor), Frederick Westcott (baritone), Richard Golding (bass) [16pp, 7x9.25; slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1962 (Feb): BECKET - Anouilh (Globe Theatre)
Christopher Plummer, Eric Porter, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Diana Rigg, Philip Voss, Esmond Knight; dir:Peter Hall [12pp, 6.75x9.25; crease, minor marks] £4

1962 (Mch): BECKET - Anouilh (Globe Theatre)
Christopher Plummer, Eric Porter, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Valerie Sarruf, Philip Voss, Robert Lang; dir:Peter Hall [12pp; 6.75x9.25; creases, minor marks] £3

1962 (Apr): BECKET - Anouilh (Globe Theatre)
Christopher Plummer, Eric Porter, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Valerie Sarruf, Philip Voss, Robert Lang; dir:Peter Hall [12pp; 6.75x9.25; very slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1962: EVERYTHING IN THE GARDEN - Cooper (Arts Theatre Club/13 Mch 1962)
Geraldine McEwan, Derek Godfrey; dir:Donald McWhinnie [4pp; 7x9.25; VG] £3

1962: THE LOWERS DEPTHS - Gorki (New Arts Theatre Club/9 May 1962)
Julian Glover, Nicol Williamson, Margaret Tyzack, Wilfred Lawson, Prunella Scales; dir:Toby Robertson [4pp; 7x9.25; VG] £3

1962: AFORE NIGHT COME - Rudkin (New Arts Theatre Club/7 Jun 1962)
David Warner, Freddy Jones, Timothy West; dir:Clifford Williams [4pp; 7x9.25; light creases, tiny tear, small coffee stain] £3

1962: WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN - Middleton (New Arts/4 July 1962)
Doris Hare, Nicol Williamson, Jeanne Hepple, Reginald Green, Donald Layne-Smith, Pauline Jameson, Trevor Martin, Caroline John, Bernard Bresslaw, John Thaw, Ernest Milton, Geoffrey Chater, Elizabeth Spriggs, Glyn Worsnip; dir:Anthony Page [4pp, 7x9.25; light horizontal bend, else VG] £3

1962: THE EMPIRE BUILDERS - Vian/Taylor (New Arts/31 July 1962)

1962: INFANTICIDE IN THE HOUSE OF FRED GINGER - Watson (New Arts/29 Aug 1962)

1962: 1962 ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY SOUVENIR
This magnificent large-size souvenir is packed with photographs and colour designs, illustrating the whole range of the year's productions at Stratford and at the Aldwych and Arts Theatres London. The superb photography is by Zoe Dominic, Gordon Goode, Alex Low, Angus McBean and David Sim. There are features (w. photographs & colour designs) on the Stratford productions of MEASURE FOR MEASURE (dir:John Blatchley, des:John Bury/Alix Stone; w.Tom Fleming, Judi Dench, Marius Goring, Ian Holm; incl.full-page colour costume rendering for Ian Richardson as Lucio by Alix Stone), A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (dir:Peter Hall, des:Lila de Nobili; w.Judi Dench, Ian Richardson, Diana Rigg, Ian Holm, Paul Hardwick; incl.double-page colour production photo of Dench, Richardson, Hardwick and Holm), THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (des:Alix Stone; w.Vanessa Redgrave, Derek Godfrey, Bill Travers, Diana Rigg), MACBETH (dir:Donald McWhinnie, des:John Bury/Annena Stubbs; w.Eric Porter, Irene Worth, Diana Rigg), CYMBELINE (dir:William Gaskill, des:Rene Allio; w.Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Allen, Patience Collier, Tom Fleming; incl.colour costume renderings), and KING LEAR (dir+des:Peter Brook; w.Paul Scofield); on the Aldwych Theatre London productions of THE COLLECTION and PLAYING WITH FIRE (dir:Peter Hall, Harold Pinter, John Blatchley, des:John Bury; w.Michael Hordern, Kenneth Haigh, Barbara Murray), THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE (dir:William Gaskill, des:Ralph Koltai/Annena Stubbs; w.Patsy Byrne, Hugh Griffith; incl.full-page colour costume renderings by Alix Stone), AS YOU LIKE IT (dir:Michael Elliott, des:Richard Negri; w.Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Bannen, Max Adrian, Patrick Wymark, Patrick Allen, Ian Richardson), THE CHERRY ORCHARD (dir:Michel Saint-Denis, des:Farrah; w.Peggy Ashcroft, John Gielgud, Judi Dench, Dorothy Tutin, Ian Holm; incl.9 colour costume renderings by Farrah) and BECKET (dir:Peter Hall, des:Leslie Hurry; w.Christopher Plummer, Eric Porter, Esmond Knight, Diana Rigg, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies); and on the Arts Theatre London productions of EVERYTHING IN THE GARDEN (dir:Donald McWhinnie, des:Henry Bardon; w.Geraldine McEwan, Derek Godfrey), NIL CARBORUNDUM (dir:Anthony Page, des:Michael Knight; w.Nicol Williamson), THE LOWER DEPTHS (dir:Toby Robertson, des:Hutchinson Scott; w.Wilfred Lawson, Margaret Tyzack) and AFORE NIGHT COME (dir:Clifford Williams, des:John Bury; w.David Warner, Timothy West). Also includes an article by Bernard Levin ('An Independent View') and a full Company and Staff list. [72pp, stiffened cover; 9.5x12.5; somewhat rumpled, else VG condition; an uncommon Souvenir Brochure] (£16) SOLD

RSC 1963 director: Peter Hall

STRATFORD

1963: THE TEMPEST (RST/2 Apr 1963)
Tom Fleming, Roy Dotrice, Ian Holm, Donald Sinden, Janet Suzman, Susan Engel, Penelope Keith; dir:Clifford Williams and Peter Brook [4pp; 9.5x11.75; slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1963: JULIUS CAESAR (RST/9 Apr 1963)
Tom Fleming, Cyril Cusack, Kenneth Haigh, David Warner, Charles Kay, Cherry Morris, Roy Marsden, Nicholas Selby, Jeffery Dench, Clifford Rose, John Normington, Susan Engel; dir:John Blatchley [4pp; 9.5x11.75; excellent condition] £4

1963: JULIUS CAESAR (RST/9 Apr 1963) Souvenir Programme
Tom Fleming, Cyril Cusack, Kenneth Haigh, Charles Kay, Cherry Morris, Roy Marsden; dir:John Blatchley [16pp; large size - 9.5x12.5; production photos and articles] £6

1963: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (RST/15 Apr 1963)
Ian Richardson, Alec McCowan, Diana Rigg, Janet Suzman, Donald Sinden; dir:Clifford Wlliams [4pp; 9.5x11.75; revival of the 1962 production; VG] £4

1963: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (RST/15 Apr 1963) Souvenir Programme
Ian Richardson, Alec McCowen, Diana Rigg, Janet Suzman; dir:Clifford Williams [16pp; large size - 9.5x12.5; revival of the 1962 production; photos and articles, 16 colour costume renderings (by Anthony Powell); VG] £5

1963: HENRY VI - Wars of the Roses Part 1 (RST/17 Jul 1963) Souvenir Programme
Peggy Ashcroft, Donald Sinden, Brewster Mason, David Warner, Charles Kay, Janet Suzman, Roy Dotrice; dir:Peter Hall, John Barton, Frank Evans [16pp; large size - 9.5x12.5; photos and articles; VG] £8

1963: EDWARD IV - Wars of the Roses Part 2 (RST/17 Jul 1963) Souvenir programme
Peggy Ashcroft, Donald Sinden, David Warner, Charles Kay, Ian Holm, Tom Fleming, Susan Engel, Roy Dotrice; dir:Peter Hall, John Barton, Frank Evans [16pp; large size - 9.5x12.5; photos & articles; VG] £8

1963: RICHARD III - Wars of the Roses Part 3 (RST/20 Aug 1963) Souvenir Programme
Peggy Ashcroft, Ian Holm, David Warner, Charles Kay, Tom Fleming, Janet Suzman, Susan Engel, Roy Dotrice; dir:Peter Hall, John Barton, Frank Evans [16pp; large size - 9.5x12.5; photos & articles; with newsclipping review, and 'Crucial Years' booklet bound in - see below for details; VG] £10

1963: SEASON BROCHURE for August 12th to October 5 (RST)
Brochure containing Company List, Production Credits for all the 1963 productions, Schedule of Performances, Booking information, Prices, Transport, Theatre information etc. [28pp, 3.6x4.9; extremely uncommon; VG] (£5) SOLD

1963: SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, Stratford-upon-Avon Souvenir
Substantial Stratford Festival souvenir, with Roy Dotrice as Julius Caesar on the cover, and features on THE TEMPEST (Tom Fleming, Ian McCulloch, Philippa Urquhart, Donald Sinden, Roy Dotrice, Derek Smith, David Warner - 6 photos), JULIUS CAESAR (Roy Dotrice, Susan Engel, Cyril Cusack, Kenneth Haigh, Tom Fleming - 6 photos), THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (Alec McCowen, Ian Richardson, Diana Rigg, Janet Suzman, Derek Smith - 6 photos); 2 photos of Peggy Ashcroft as Katharina; feature on the 1963 Birthday Celebrations; 26 photographs of Stratford [60pp, 7x9.5; card cover; VG] (£10) SOLD

1963: CRUCIAL YEARS - RSC Booklet
Articles on ‘The Plays - An Impression', ‘Three Men Look Ahead' (Peter Hall, Peter Brook, Michel Saint-Denis), ‘Policy and Pounds Sterling' (Sir Fordham Flower), drawings by Papas, SIX pages of photographs, including Paul Scofield as Lear, THE DEVILS, Vanessa Redgrave as Imogen, Dorothy Tutin as Cressida, Gielgud, Ashcroft, Tutin & Dench in CHERRY ORCHARD etc. etc. - most interesting and unusual [36pp; 5.25x8.25; VG] (£5) SOLD

LONDON

1963 (Jan): THE PHYSICISTS - Durrenmatt (Aldwych/9 Jan 1963)
Irene Worth, Michael Hordern, Cyril Cusack, Alan Webb, Diana Rigg; dir:Peter Brook [16pp; 7x9.25; VG, with 6 contemporary newsclippings] £5

1963 (Jan): THE PHYSICISTS - Durrenmatt (Aldwych/9 Jan 1963)
Elizabeth Spriggs, Tony Church, Cyril Cusack, Alan Webb, Patricia Conolly; dir:Peter Brook [12pp, 7x9.25; VG] £4

1963: KING LEAR (Aldwych/12 Dec 1962)
Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Patience Collier, Diana Rigg, Tom Fleming, Alec McCowen, Alan Webb, James Booth, Brian Murray, Peter Jeffrey, Tony Church, Clive Swift; dir:Peter Brook [16pp; 7x9.25; VG] £5

1963: KING LEAR (Aldwych)
Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Patience Collier, Diana Rigg, Brewster Mason, Alec McCowen, Alan Webb, James Booth, Brian Murray, Peter Jeffrey, Tony Church, Clive Swift; dir:Peter Brook [16pp; 7x9.25; VG] £4

1963: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Aldwych/13 Jun 1963)
Ian Richardson, Juliet Mills, Paul Hardwick, Ann Beach, Brian Murray, Barry MacGregor, Diana Rigg, Tony Church, Ian Holm, Doris Hare; dir:Peter Hall [12pp; 7x9.25; date on cover, else VG] £4

1963: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Aldwych)
Ian Richardson, Juliet Mills, Paul Hardwick, Ann Beach, Brian Murray, Barry MacGregor, Diana Rigg, Tony Church, Michael Williams, Doris Hare; dir:Peter Hall [12pp; 7x9.25; VG] £4

1963 (Jul): THE BEGGAR'S OPERA - Gay (Aldwych/16 Jul 1963)
Derek Godfrey, Michael Williams, Gareth Morgan, Doris Hare, Dorothy Tutin, Malcolm Rivers, Darien Angadi, Denise Coffey, Elizabeth Spriggs, Virginia McKenna, Patience Collier; dir:Peter Wood [12pp; 7x9.25; light crease, else VG] £3

1963 (Sep): THE REPRESENTATIVE - Hochhuth (Aldwych/25 Sep 1963)
Alec McCowen, Alan Webb, Michael Williams, Ian Richardson, Gareth Morgan, Tony Church, Paul Hardwick, Robert Lloyd, Elizabeth Spriggs; dir:Clifford Williams [16pp, 7x9.25; includes long letter from Cardinal Montini ("now Pope Paul VI") on this controversial play; date on cover, else VG] £4

1963 (Dec): THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (Aldwych/11 Dec 1963)
Ian Richardson, Alec McCowen, Clifford Rose, Barry MacGregor, Diana Rigg, Janet Suzman, Donald Sinden, Derek Smith, Susan Engel; dir:Clifford Williams [16pp; 7x9.25; VG] £4

RSC 1964 director: Peter Hall

STRATFORD

1964: HENRY VI - Wars of the Roses Part 1 (RST) Souvenir Programme
Peggy Ashcroft, Donald Sinden, David Warner, Brewster Mason, Charles Kay, Janet Suzman, John Normington, Paul Hardwick, David Waller, William Squire, Charles Thomas, Clive Morton, James Laurenson, Gareth Morgan, Michael Pennington; dir:Peter Hall and John Barton [20pp, 8x12.5; rehearsal and production photos, articles etc.; VG] £5

1964: EDWARD IV - Wars of the Roses Part 2 (RST) Souvenir Programme
Peggy Ashcroft, Donald Sinden, David Warner, Brewster Mason, Charles Kay, Ian Holm, Susan Engel, Roy Dotrice; dir:Peter Hall, John Barton, Frank Evans [20pp; 8x12.5; 9 photos & articles; VG] £5

1964: RICHARD III - Wars of the Roses Part 3 (RST) Souvenir Programme
Peggy Ashcroft, Eric Porter, David Warner, Brewster Mason, Charles Kay, Ian Holm, Janet Suzman, William Squire; dir:Peter Hall and John Barton [20pp, 8x12.5; rehearsal and production photos, articles etc.; VG] (£5) SOLD

1964: HENRY IV PART 1 (RST/16 Apr 1964) Souvenir Programme
Eric Porter, Ian Holm, Hugh Griffith, David Waller, Roy Dotrice, Patience Collier; dir:Peter Hall, John Barton, Clifford Williams [20pp; 8x12.5; photos & articles; no cast insert, slightly tatty, else VG] (£5) SOLD

1964: HENRY IV PART 2 (RST/16 Apr 1964) Souvenir Programme
Eric Porter, Ian Holm, Hugh Griffith, Paul Hardwick, Roy Dotrice, Patience Collier, Susan Engel, Janet Suzman; dir:Peter Hall, John Barton, Cifford Williams [20pp; 8x12.5; photos & articles; rumpled, cover slightly grubby, else VG] £3

1964: HENRY V (RST) Souvenir Programme
Ian Holm, Eric Porter, Charles Kay, Donald Burton, John Normington, Peter Geddis, Paul Hardwick, Patience Collier, Tim Wylton, Clive Swift, David Waller, Gareth Morgan, Rhys McConnochie, Jeffery Dench, Charles Thomas, Madoline Thomas, Peter Gale, Katharine Barker; dir:Peter Hall and John Barton [20pp, 8x12.5; rehearsal and production photos, articles etc.; VG] (£5) SOLD

1964: RICHARD II (RST/15 Apr 1964) Souvenir Programme
David Warner, Eric Porter, Roy Dotrice, David Waller, Patience Collier; dir:Hall, Barton, Williams [20pp; 8x12.5; photos and articles; VG] £5

1964: MR.DAVID WARNER as RICHARD II (RST) Lanchester Portrait
Portrait of Mr. David Warner as Richard II; published by Waldo S.Lanchester, 39 Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon [single sheet, 7x9.5; uncommon; VG] £4

1964: SEASON BROCHURE for October 5 to November 14 (RST)
Brochure containing Company List, Production Credits for all the 1964 productions, Schedule of Performances, Booking information, Prices, Transport, Theatre information etc. [28pp, 3.6x4.9; extremely uncommon; VG] (£5) SOLD

1964: SHAKESPEARE QUATERCENTENARY FESTIVAL, Stratford-upon-Avon Souvenir
Substantial Stratford Quatercentenary Festival souvenir, with Hugh Griffiths as Falstaff on the cover, and features on RICHARD II (David Warner, Eric Porter, Roy Dotrice, Deborah Stanford - 6 photos), HENRY IV Pt.1 (Eric Porter, Clive Morton, Ian Holm, Roy Dotrice - 2 photos), HENRY IV Pt.2 (Hugh Griffith, Patience Collier, Roy Dotrice, Ian Holm - 5 photos); photos of Ian Holm as Richard III, Peggy Ashcroft as Margaret of Anjou; Shakespeare Exhibition (5 photos); feature on the 1964 Quatercentenary Celebrations (17 photos); 12+ photographs of Stratford [64pp, 7x9.5; card cover; VG] (£9) SOLD

LONDON

1964 (Jan): HENRY VI - Wars of the Roses Part 1 (Aldwych/11 Jan 1964)
Peggy Ashcroft, Janet Suzman, Donald Sinden, David Warner, Roy Dotrice, Nicholas Selby, Michael Craig, Brewster Mason, Jeffery Dench, John Normington, Clive Swift, Tim Wylton, Cherry Morris, Charles Kay, Madoline Thomas, Penelope Keith, Roy Marsden, Derek Waring, Rhys McConnochie; dir:Peter Hall, John Barton, Frank Evans [12pp, 6.75x9.25; cast, company list, RSC details, credits; vertical bend, else VG] £3

1964: EDWARD IV - Wars of the Roses Part 2 (Aldwych/11 Jan 1964)
David Warner, Cherry Morris, Donald Burton, Martin Jenkins, John Normington, Jeffery Dench, Peter Geddis, Donald Sinden, Roy Dotrice, Charles Kay, Ian Holm, Nicholas Selby, Susan Engel, Roy Marsden, Paul Hardwick, Brewster Mason, Michael Craig, Tim Wylton, Derek Waring, Collette O'Neil; dir:Peter Hall, with John Barton and Frank Evans [12pp, 6.75x9.25; cast, company list, RSC details, credits; VG] (£4) SOLD

1964: RICHARD III - Wars of the Roses Part 3 (Aldwych/11 Jan 1964)
Ian Holm, Roy Dotrice, Susan Engel, Charles Kay, Madoline Thomas, Roy Marsden, Paul Hardwick, David Warner, Cherry Morris, Janet Suzman, Derek Waring, Jeffery Dench, Donald Burton, Penelope Keith, John Normington, Tim Wylton; dir:Peter Hall, with John Barton and Frank Evans [12pp, 6.75x9.25; cast, company list, RSC details, credits; VG] (£4) SOLD

1964: HENRY VI - Wars of the Roses Part 1 (Aldwych/11 Jan 1964)
Peggy Ashcroft, Janet Suzman, Donald Sinden, David Warner, Roy Dotrice, John Welsh, Donald Burton, Nicholas Selby, Michael Craig, Brewster Mason, Martin Jenkins, Jeffery Dench, John Normington, Clive Swift, Tim Wylton, Cherry Morris, Charles Kay, Clive Swift, Madoline Thomas, Tim Wylton, Penelope Keith, Roy Marsden, Derek Waring, Rhys McConnochie; dir:Peter Hall, John Barton, Frank Evans [12pp, 9.5x12.5; cast, 8 production photos, illustrated articles, RSC details, credits; split at spine, slightly rumpled, else VG] (£4) SOLD

1964: EDWARD IV - Wars of the Roses Part 2 (Aldwych/11 Jan 1964)
David Warner, Peggy Ashcroft, Donald Burton, John Normington, Martin Jenkins, Jeffery Dench, Peter Geddis, Donald Sinden, Madoline Thomas, Roy Dotrice, Charles Kay, Ian Holm, Nicholas Selby, Susan Engel, Roy Marsden, Paul Hardwick, Michael Craig, Tim Wylton, Cherry Morris, Derek Waring, Ian McCulloch; dir:Peter Hall, with John Barton and Frank Evans [12pp, 9.5x12.5; cast, illustrated articles, 7 production photos, RSC details, credits; slightly split at spine, slightly rumpled, else VG] (£4) SOLD

1964: RICHARD III - Wars of the Roses Part 3 (Aldwych/11 Jan 1964)
Ian Holm, Roy Dotrice, Susan Engel, Charles Kay, Madoline Thomas, Hugh Sullivan, Roy Marsden, Paul Hardwick, David Warner, Peggy Ashcroft, Janet Suzman, Derek Waring, Jeffery Dench, Penelope Keith, John Normington, Tim Wylton; dir:Peter Hall, with John Barton and Frank Evans [12pp, 9.5x12.5; cast list, illustrated articles, 8 production photos, brief biographies, credits etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1964: THE REBEL devised by Patrick Garland (Aldwych/20 Feb 1964)
Peter Bowles, William Marlowe, Bryan Pringle, Clive Swift, David Warner; dir:Patrick Garland [12pp, 6.75x9.25; cast, company list, RSC details, credits; uncommon; minor marks, scribbles on back, else VG] £4

1964 (Jan): THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (Aldwych) Souvenir Programme
Ian Richardson, Alec McCowen, Diana Rigg, Janet Suzman, Donald Sinden; dir:Clifford Williams [12pp; large size - 9.5x12.5; photos and articles, 16 colour costume renderings] (£5) SOLD

1964: EXPEDITIONS ONE - The Pedagogue/Saunders, The Keyhole/Tardieu, Act Without Words II/Beckett, Picnic on the Battlefield/Arrabal, No Why/Whiting (Aldwych/2 July 1964)
Tony Church, Elizabeth Spriggs, Henry Woolf, Michael Burrell, Patsy Byrne, Freddie Jones, Garry Van de Peer, June Jago; directed by Robin Midgley, Garry O'Connor, Elsa Bolam, John Schlesinger [16pp; oddly-placed staple, lightly rumpled, else VG] (£4) SOLD

1964: THE PERSECUTION AND ASSASSINATION OF MARAT AS PERFORMED BY THE INMATES OF THE ASYLUM OF CHARENTON UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MARQUIS DE SADE - Weiss (Aldwych/20 August 1964)
Ian Richardson, Michael Williams, Glenda Jackson, Clive Revill, Patrick Magee, Clifford Rose, Freddie Jones, Elizabeth Spriggs, Robert Lloyd, Timothy West; dir:Peter Brook [16pp, 5.5x8.5; date on cover, else VG] £5

1964: THE JEW OF MALTA - Marlowe (Aldwych/1 October 1964)
Clive Revill, Ian Richardson, Robert Lloyd, Michael Bryant, Michele Dotrice, June Jago, Michael Williams, Paul Dawkins, Doris Hare, Glenda Jackson, Timothy West, Ian Hogg, Richard Williams; dir:Clifford Williams [16pp; photos and biographies; ticket stapled to cover (30 Dec); VG] £4

1964: AFORE NIGHT COME - Rudkin (Aldwych/25 Jun 1964)
Freddie Jones, Timothy West, Paul Dawkins, Robert Lloyd, Ken Wynne, John Nettleton, Doris Hare, Patrick Magee, Peter McEnery, Henry Woolf; dir:Clifford Williams [16pp, 5.5x8.5; date on cover, else VG] £4

1964: endgame - Beckett (Aldwych/9 July 1964)
Patrick Magee, Jack MacGowran, Bryan Pringle, Patsy Byrne; dir:Donald McWhinnie [16pp, 5.5x8.5; cast photos, notes etc.; VG] £4

1964: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (Aldwych/17 Dec 1964)
Brenda Bruce, Patsy Byrne, Clive Swift, Ian Richardson, Timothy West, Michele Dotrice, Henry Woolf, Freddie Jones, Clifford Rose, Robert Lloyd, Doris Hare, Ian Hogg; dir:John Blatchley [16pp, 5.5x8.5; five cast and rehearsal photos; VG] £4

1964: EH? - Livings (Aldwych/29 Oct 1964)
Donald Sinden, Brenda Bruce, David David, David Warner, Nicholas Selby, Patsy Byrne; dir:Peter Hall [16pp, 5.5x8.5; photos, biographies, notes; VG] £4

1964: VICTOR - Roger Vitrac, trans.Lucienne Hill (Aldwych/5 Aug 1964)
Michael Bryant, Derek Godfrey, Brenda Bruce, June Jago, Ken Wynne, John Nettleton, Elizabeth Spriggs, Timothy West; dir:Robin Midgley [16pp, 5.5x8.5; notes, photos, biographies; date on cover, else VG] £4

1964: THE BIRTHDAY PARTY - Pinter (Aldwych/18 June 1964)
Newton Blick, Doris Hare, Bryan Pringle, Janet Suzman, Brewster Mason, Patrick Magee; dir:Peter Hall [16pp, 5.5x8.5; biographies, notes, photos; VG] £4

1964-65: REPERTOIRE LEAFLET Oct 1964 - Jan 1965 (Aldwych)
EH?, MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, JEW OF MALTA, THE MARAT/SADE, THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, ENDGAME, VICTOR/Roger Vitrac, AFORE NIGHT COME with Brenda Bruce, Brewster Mason, Clive Revill, Clive Swift, David Warner, Derek Godfrey, Donald Sinden, Doris Hare, Elizabeth Spriggs, Freddie Jones, Glenda Jackson, Ian Richardson, Jack MacGowran, Janet Suzman, Michael Bryant, Michael Williams, Michelle Dotrice, Patrick Magee, Patsy Byrne, Peter McEnery, Timothy West [6pp, 5.7x8.8; w.cast lists, calendar of performances etc.; fascinating!; slightly knocked, else VG] (£4) SOLD

ON TOUR

1964: KING LEAR and THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow etc.) Souvenir Programme
Paul Scofield, Tom Fleming, John Laurie, Ian Richardson, Irene Worth, Pauline Jameson, Clifford Rose, Tony Church, Diana Rigg, Brian Murray, Michael Williams, Alec McCowen, Wyn Jones, Barry MacGregor, Michael Burrell, Ken Wynne, Julie Christie, Elizabeth Spriggs; dir:Peter Brook, Clifford Williams [12pp; large size - 9.5x12.5; 12+ excellent production photos, illustrations, articles, 16 colour costume renderings; an uncommon programme, in VG condition] £8

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