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Musicals: 1980

1980: THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG - Hamlisch (Shaftesbury)
Tom Conti, Gemma Craven; dir:David Taylor [20pp; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £4

1980: ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY - Coleman/Comden/Green (Her Majesty's)
Keith Michell, Julia McKenzie, Mark Wynter, Ann Beach; dir:Peter Coe [20pp; cast photos] £4

1980: SWEENEY TODD - Sondheim (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)
Denis Quilley, Sheila Hancock, Andrew C.Wadsworth, John Aron, Oz Clarke, Simon Butteriss (original London cast); dir:Harold Prince [28pp; VG] £4

1980: PAL JOEY - Rodgers/Hart (Albery)
Denis Lawson, Sian Phillips [32pp; photos] £4

1980: OKLAHOMA! - Rodgers/Hammerstein (Palace)
John Diedrich, Rosamund Shelley, Alfred Molina [32pp; photos; VG] £4

1980 (Feb): MY FAIR LADY - Lerner/Loewe (Adelphi)
Liz Robertson, Tony Britton, Peter Bayliss, Anna Neagle, Richard Caldicot; dir:Robin Midgeley [24pp; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £4

1980 (Nov): THE BIOGRAPH GIRL - Heneker (Phoenix)
Sheila White, Bruce Barry, Ron Berglas, Sally Brelsford, Helen Brindle, Philip Griffiths, Tano Rea, Guy Siner; dir:Victor Spinetti [32pp; opening performances; biographies, photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1980: GODSPELL - Schwartz (Forum Theatre, Wythenshawe)
Library Theatre Company: Caroline Bernstein, Yvonne Edgell, Martin George, Angelo Gibson; dir:Howard Lloyd-Lewis [8pp, single sheet, folded in four; cast biogs and photos] (£2) SOLD

1980: I'M GETTING MY ACT TOGETHER AND TAKING IT ON THE ROAD - Cryer/Ford (Huntington Hartford Theatre, California)
Gretchen Cryer, Mark Hutter; dir:Word Baker [40pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; VG] £3

1980: SUGAR BABIES (Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York)
Mickey Rooney, Ann Miller; dir:Ernest Flatt [60pp; biographies, articles etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1980: THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS - Hall (46th Street Theatre, New York)
Fannie Flagg, Gil Rogers, Dolores Hall; dir:Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune [76pp; biographies, articles etc.; VG] £3

1980: A DAY IN HOLLYWOOD, A NIGHT IN THE UKRAINE - Lazarus/Vosburgh (Royale Theatre, New York)
Priscilla Lopez, David Garrison, Frank Lazarus, Stephen James, Peggy Hewett, Kate Draper, Niki Harris, Albert Stephenson [100pp; cast and production photos, etc. etc.] £4

1980: SWEENEY TODD - Sondheim (Uris Theatre, New York)
Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury; dir:Harold Prince; original cast [72pp; production photos, biographies, etc. etc.] £5

1980 (Sep): COLETTE - Dankworth (Comedy Theatre) Souvenir Programme
Cleo Laine, Kenneth Nelson, John Moffatt; dir:Wendy Toye [16pp, 9x12; attractive large size programme; 11 colour production photos, c19 black and white photos, biographies of cast and creative team, illustrated article about Colette; only lasted 47 performances, hence uncommon; slightly rumpled, else VG] (£8) SOLD

1980: THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG - Hamlisch (Shaftesbury) Souvenir Brochure
Tom Conti, Gemma Craven; dir:David Taylor [16pp, 11.75x8; superb large-size souvenir, with 26 colour production photos, 30+ further black and white photos, articles etc.; VG] (£6) SOLD

Musicals: 1981

1981: ONE MO' TIME! - Bagneris (Cambridge Theatre)
Vernel Bagneris [12pp] £3

1981: THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Rodgers/Hammerstein (Apollo Victoria)
Petula Clarke, June Bronhill, Michael Jayston, Honor Blackman; dir:John Fearnley [20pp; illustrated articles; VG] (£4) SOLD

1981 (Sep): BARNUM - Cy Coleman (London Palladium)
Michael Crawford, Deborah Grant, William C Witter; dir:Peter Coe [32pp; original cast; biographies, 6 cast photos etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1981 (Jul): PAL JOEY - Rodgers/Hart (Albery)
Denis Lawson, Sian Phillips [28pp; photos] £4

1981 (Feb): EVITA - Lloyd Webber (Prince Edward)
Marti Webb, John Turner, Mark Ryan, Kelly Hunter, David Burt [24pp] £4

1981 (Jun): EVITA - Lloyd Webber (Prince Edward)
Stephanie Lawrence, John Turner, Mark Ryan, Kelly Hunter, David Burt [24pp] £4

1981: ANNIE - Strouse (Victoria Palace)
Charles West, Stella Moray, Matt Zimmerman, Ian Burford; dir:Martin Charnin [24pp; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £3

1981 (26 Feb): THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS - Carol Hall (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)
Henderson Forsythe, Carlin Glynn, Betsy Brantley; dir:Peter Masterson, Tommy Tune [40pp; Opening Night programme; biographies, photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1981 (Apr): I'M GETTING MY ACT TOGETHER AND TAKING IT ON THE ROAD - Cryer/Ford (Apollo)
Diane Langton, Ben Cross; dir:Word Baker [20pp; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £3

1981 (Jan): JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT - Lloyd Webber (Vaudeville)
Jess Conrad, Leo Andrew [28pp; photos] £4

1981: THE MOONY SHAPIRO SONGBOOK - Monty Norman (Morosco Theatre, New York)
Jeff Goldblum, Judy Kaye, Timothy Jerome, Annie McGreevey, Gary Beach [84pp; synopsis of scenes and musical numbers, cast photos and biogs, and much else; minor cover crease, else VG] £3

1981: A CHORUS LINE (Shubert Theatre, New York)
Tim Millett, Deborah Henry [76pp; cast, list of musical numbers, cast biogs, 4 production photos etc.; VG] £4

1981: HAPPY AS A SANDBAG - Ken Lee (Plymouth Hoe Theatre, Plymouth)
Stella Goodier, Leonie Cosman, Richard Ratcliffe, Tim Swinton; dir:Chris Hayes and Michele Hardy [16pp, 4.25x11.75; biographies, photos, articles etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £2

1981: PIAF - Pam Gems (Plymouth Hoe Theatre, Plymouth)
Stella Goodier, Garry Cooper, Tim Swinton, Ian Reddington, Brian Abbott; dir:Chris Hayes [16pp, 4.25x11.75; biographies, photos, articles etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £2

1981: THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Rodgers/Hammerstein (Apollo Victoria) Souvenir Brochure
Petula Clarke, June Bronhill, Michael Jayston, Honor Blackman; dir:John Fearnley [20pp, 9x12; superb large-size souvenir, with 25+ colour production photos, articles etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] (£6) SOLD

1981: CATS - Lloyd Webber (New London) original cast
Paul Nicholas, Wayne Sleep, Brian Blessed, Elaine Page [24pp; many photos; excellent ‘landscape' programme] £SOLD

1981: BARNUM - Coleman (London Palladium) Souvenir Brochure
Michael Crawford [20pp; 40+ photos; excellent Souvenir; slight scuffs] £SOLD

1981: CATS - Lloyd Webber (New London) Souvenir Brochure
Paul Nicholas, Wayne Sleep, Brian Blessed, Elaine Page [20pp; 40+ photos; excellent Souvenir; rumpled but clean] £SOLD

Musicals: 1982

1982: TRELAWNY - Julian Slade (Sadler's Wells)
Bristol Old Vic production: Ian Richardson, Max Adrian, Gemma Craven, Elizabeth Power, Teddy Green, David Morton, Joyce Carey [30pp; cast list, musical numbers, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £4

1982: CAMELOT - Lerner/Loewe (Apollo Victoria)
Richard Harris, Fiona Fullerton, William Squire [20pp; photos; slightly mucky, else VG] £4

1982 (June-Jul): WINDY CITY - Macauley/Vosburgh (Bristol Hippodrome)
Dennis Waterman, Anton Rodgers, Diane Langton, Victor Spinetti, Amanda Redman; dir:Peter Wood [44pp; biographies, packed with photos, articles etc.; nearly loose from staples, else VG] (£4) SOLD

1982: NO NO NANETTE - Youmans/Harbach/Caesar (Mercury Theatre, Colchester)
Janet Shaw, Dudley Stevens, Monica Stewart; dir:Richard Digby Day [20pp] £2

1982 (May): SONG & DANCE - Lloyd Webber (Palace Theatre)
Marti Webb, Wayne Sleep; dir:John Caird [32pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1982 (Sep): WINDY CITY - Macauley/Vosburgh (Victoria Palace)
Dennis Waterman, Anton Rodgers, Diane Langton, Victor Spinetti, Amanda Redman; dir:Peter Wood [32pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; VG] £3

1982 (Nov): A CHORUS LINE - Hamlisch (Shubert Theatre, New York)
Steve Bookvor, Pamela Sousa; dir:Michael Bennett [112pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1982 (Nov): 42ND STREET - Warren/Dubin (Majestic Theatre, New York)
Jerry Orbach, Millicent Martin; dir:Gower Champion [108pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1982 (Nov): WOMAN OF THE YEAR - Kander/Ebb (Palace Theatre, New York)
Racquel Welch, Jamie Ross; dir:Robert Moore [112pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1982 (Nov): SOPHISTICATED LADIES - Ellington (Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York)
Maurice Hines, Judith Jamison, Phyllis Hyman; dir:Michael Smuin [116pp; biogs, photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1982: NINE - Yeston/Kopit (46th Street Theatre, New York)
Raul Julia; dir:Tommy Tune [92pp; cast biographies etc. etc.] £4

1982: A DOLL'S LIFE - Grossman/Comden/Green (Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York)
George Hearn, Betsy Joslyn; dir:Harold Prince; original cast [80pp; cast and production photos etc. etc.] £4

1982: EVITA - Lloyd Webber/Rice (Broadway Theatre, New York)
Loni Ackerman, Anthony Crivello, David Cryer; dir:Harold Prince [80pp; cast and production photos etc. etc.] £4

1982: SOPHISTICATED LADIES - Ellington (Schubert Theatre, Los Angeles)
Gregory Hines, Paula Kelly [64pp; photos; cover rumpled] £3

1982: ANNIE - Strouse (Uris Theatre)
Allison Smith, Harve Presnell, Lauren Mitchell, Richard Sabellico, Marcia Lewis; dir:Martin Charnin [84pp; Playbill programme; cast list, list of numbers, biographies, production photos etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1982: 42ND STREET - Warren/Dubin (Majestic Theatre, New York) Souvenir Brochure
Jerry Orbach, Millicent Martin; dir:Gower Champion [24pp, 11.5x11.5; superb large-size souvenir, with 30+ colour production photos and many others, articles etc.; corners very slightly knocked, else VG] £6

1982: ANDY CAPP - Price/Peacock (Royal Exchange, Manchester)
Tom Courtenay, Alan Price, John Bardon, Trevor Cooper, Eve Matheson, Michael Mueller; dir:Braham Murray [28pp, 8.25x11.75; large size souvenir, illustrations, articles, 15+ photographs; minor jottings on cast page, staple missing, else VG] £4

1982: SOPHISTICATED LADIES - Ellington (Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York) Souvenir Brochure
Maurice Hines, Judith Jamison, Phyllis Hyman; dir:Michael Smuin [24pp, 9x12; superb large-size souvenir, with 50+ photos, 10+ in colour, articles etc.; VG] £6

1982: SONG AND DANCE - Andrew Lloyd-Webber (Palace Theatre)
Marti Webb, Wayne Sleep; dir:John Caird [28pp; cast list, photographs, biographies, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers; minor marks, slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1982: NINE Yeston/Kopit (46th Street Theatre, New York) Souvenir Brochure
Raul Julia, Liliane Montevecchi; dir:Tommy Tune [24pp, 9x12; superb large-size souvenir, with 60+ photos, articles etc.; VG] (£6) SOLD

Musicals: 1983

1983 (Apr): MR.CINDERS - Ellis (Fortune)
Denis Lawson, Christina Matthews, Mark Hutchinson [28pp; photos] £4

1983: ABRACADABRA - Abba (Lyric Hammersmith)
Elaine Paige, Jenna Russell, Dexter Fletcher, Michael Praed, Sylvester McCoy, Phil Daniels; dir:Peter James [32pp; cast, list of musical numbers, illustrated articles, cast biogs, rehearsal photos, costume designs etc.; VG] £4

1983 (Aug): JUKEBOX - Donnelly (Astoria)
Ward Alexander and large company; dir:Steve Merritt [28pp; cast list, list of musical numbers, biographies with photos; VG] £4

1983: Bob Fosses's DANCIN' (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)
Quin Baird, Robin Cleaver, Andre de la Roche, John De Luca, Spence Ford, Heather Lea Gerdes, Raymond Charles Harris, Joseph Konicki, Manette Lachance, Diana Laurenson, Fred C.Mann III, Daniel May, Joanie O'Neill, Peggy Parten, Shan Reece, Lynne Savage, David Thome, Cheryl Yamaguchi; production and choreography by Bob Fosse [36pp, 5.25x8.5; full details of running order, biographies etc.; VG] £4

1983 (Nov): BLONDEL - Oliver/Rice (Old Vic)
Paul Nicholas [32pp; photos, biographies etc.; w.tickets; VG] £4

1983 (Jun): BUGSY MALONE - Paul Williams (Her Majesty's)
Jeremy Gilley/Wayne Goddard, Joiese Waller/Joanna Wyatt, Lee Ross/Jonathan Rees, Warren Saire/Dominic Murphy, Gail McLean/Frances Joyce, Gavin Lee aged 11, Catherine Zeta Jones aged 13; dir:Michael Dolenz [32pp; biographies, 12+ photos, articles etc.; VG] (£6) SOLD

1983 (Mch): MARILYN! - Garson (Adelphi)
Stephanie Lawrence, John Christie; dir:Larry Fuller [32pp; photos] £4

1983: MARILYN! - Garson (Adelphi) Souvenir Brochure
Stephanie Lawrence, John Christie; dir:Larry Fuller [16pp, 9x12; superb large-size souvenir, with 20+ colour photos, articles etc.; VG] (£6) SOLD

1983 (Mch): CALL ME MADAM - Irving Berlin (Victoria Palace)
Noele Gordon, Jeremy Hawk, William Relton, Veronica Page, Basil Hoskins; dir:Roger Redfarn [28pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1983 (Jan): BARNUM (London Palladium)
Michael Crawford, Lisa Westcott, William C.Witter, Sarah Payne, Jennie McGustie, Kim Smith; dir:Peter Coe [32pp; cast, synopsis of scenes and musical numbers, cast photos and biogs etc.; VG] £4

1983 (Jan): MR.CINDERS - Ellis (King's Head)
Denis Lawson, Julia Josephs, Zane Stanley, Janet Dibley, Philip Bird [16pp; cast, synopsis of scenes and musical numbers, cast biogs, notes etc.; VG] £4

1983: THE MERRY GENTLEMAN - Dorothy Reynolds/Julian Slade (Bristol Old Vic, Theatre Royal)
Roger Bizley, June Barrie, Gillian Bevan, Robin Bowerman, Sophie Thompson, Simon Green, Jay Villiers; dir:John David [20pp; cast, synopsis of scenes and musical numbers, cast photos and biogs etc.; VG] £3

1983: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Bock (Apollo Victoria)
Topol, Thelma Ruby, Jane Gurnett, Christopher Snell, Maria Charles [24pp; photos] £4

1983: THE BLUE ANGEL - Sams/Sinclair (Liverpool Playhouse)
Pauline Black, Stuart Milligan, Mark Wingett, Roger Hyams; dir:Pip Broughton [20pp; photos, biographies, articles] £3

1983: COLE - Porter/Strachan/Green (Forum Theatre, Wythenshawe)
Library Theatre Company: Paul Maxwell, Pip Hinton; dir:Roger Haines [12pp; 19 photos, biographies, illustrated articles; smart programme] £3

1983: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Menken (Comedy)
Barry James, Claire Moore, David Burt, Harry Towb; dir:Howard Ashman [20pp; articles, biographies etc. etc.; VG] £4

1983: GREASE - Jacobs/Casey (Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton)
Leicester Haymarket Company: Alwyne Taylor, Tracey Halsey, Don Cotter, Clare Burt, Sara Weymouth, Martyn Ellis, David Easter, Brian Abbott, Paul Burton; dir:Warren Hooper [28pp, 7.2x9; large-size programme; 16 cast photos and biographies, 11 rehearsal photos] £4

1983: POPPY - Nichols/Norman (Adelphi) Souvenir Programme
Alfred Marks, Geoffrey Hutchings, Antonia Ellis, David Firth; dir:Terry Hands [24pp; 9x12; spectacular large-size full-colour Souvenir Programme, with stunning colour production photographs, articles and biographies] (£6) SOLD

1983 (Jun): BLOOD BROTHERS - Willy Russell (Lyric)
Barbara Dickson, Andrew C Wadsworth, George Costigan, Kate Fitzgerald, Andrew Schofield; dir:Chris Bond and Danny Hiller [28pp; biographies, articles etc.; VG] (£4) SOLD

1983: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT - Lloyd Webber (Tour) Souvenir Brochure and Libretto
Bill Kenwright production: Excellent Souvenir Brochure, containing the full libretto, 17 production photos (four in colour), biographies and photos of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Robert Stigwood, David Land and Bill Kenwright, articles on The Story Behind The Show and The Story Behind This Production; dir:Bill Kenwright [16pp, 9x12; excellent Souvenir; VG] £6

1983 (Aug): CATS - Lloyd Webber (New London) Souvenir Brochure
Anita Harris, John Turner, Neil Fitzwilliam, Tim Flannigan, Sean Kay, Steven Wayne, Patrick Wood; dir:Trevor Nunn [20pp, 9x12; c30 production photos, most in colour; excellent Souvenir; VG] (£6) SOLD

1983: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - Freed and Brown (London Palladium) Souvenir Brochure
Tommy Steele, Roy Castle, Danielle Carson, Mandy Perryment, Kalman Glass, Matt Zimmerman, Davilia David, Joyce Carpenter; dir:Tommy Steele and Wendy Toye [28pp, 9x11.75; c20 colour production photos, articles etc.; very slightly rumpled else VG] £5

1983: SONG AND DANCE - Andrew Lloyd-Webber (Palace Theatre)
Liz Robertson, Graham Fletcher; dir:John Caird [40pp; cast list, photographs, biographies, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers; very slightly rumpled, minor marks, else VG] £3

1983: SONG AND DANCE - Andrew Lloyd-Webber (Palace Theatre)
Gemma Craven, Stephen Jefferies; dir:John Caird [32pp; cast list, photographs, biographies, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers; very slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1983 (May): SONG AND DANCE - Lloyd-Webber (Palace Theatre) Souvenir Brochure
Marti Webb, Wayne Sleep, Stephen Jefferies, Gemma Craven; dir:John Caird [16pp, 9x12; superb large-size souvenir, with 25+ production photos, many in colour, articles etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £5

Musicals: 1984

1984: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT (Birmingham Hippodrome)
Bill Kenwright production: Earl Adair, Ria Jones, Robert Dallas; dir:Bill Kenwright [20pp; biographies, production photos, credits etc.; VG] £3

1984: BASHVILLE - Denis King, Benny Green (Birmingham Repertory Theatre)
Felicity Jane Goodson, Peter Woodward, Martin Friend, Richard Rees, Ewart James Walters, James Cairncross, Noreen Berry; dir:David William [24pp; biographies w.photos, illustrated articles, notes, credits etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1984: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (London Palladium)
Tommy Steele, Roy Castle, Danielle Carson, Joyce Carpenter, Colin Fay, Kalman Glass, Suzanne Oram, Matt Zimmerman; dir:Tommy Steele and Wendy Toye [40pp; cast, synopsis of scenes and musical numbers, cast photos and biogs etc.; VG] £4

1984 (29 May): LITTLE ME - Coleman (Prince of Wales) Royal Gala Preview Souvenir Brochure
Russ Abbot, Sheila White, Lynda Baron, Tudor Davies, Ken Caswell, Vivienne Martin; dir:Val May [12pp, 8.25x11.75; cast list, list of musical numbers, illustrations, Chiswick Family Rescue information and messages, photo of TRH Prince and Princess Michael of Kent etc.; VG] £4

1984 (May): LITTLE ME - Coleman (Prince of Wales)
Russ Abbot, Sheila White, Lynda Baron, Tudor Davies [28pp; photos] £4

1984 (Aug): THE BOY FRIEND - Wilson (Old Vic)
Anna Quayle, Derek Waring, Peter Bayliss, Simon Green, Rosemary Ashe, Paddie O'Neil; dir:Sandy Wilson [28pp; photos, articles; interesting revival programme] £4

1984 (Sep): THE BOY FRIEND - Wilson (Albery)
Anna Quayle, Derek Waring, Peter Bayliss, Simon Green, Rosemary Ashe, Paddie O'Neil; dir:Sandy Wilson [28pp; photos; slightly rumpled] £3

1984: 42ND STREET - Warren/Dubin (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)
Georgia Brown, James Laurenson, Margaret Courtenay, Clare Leach; dir:Gower Champion, Lucia Victor [48pp; 10 cast and production photos; VG] £4

1984 (Apr): PEG - Heneker (Phoenix)
Sian Phillips, Edward Duke, John Hewer, Patricia Michael, Julia Sutton, David McAlister, Martin Smith, Ann Morrison, Liza Sadovy; dir:Ian Judge [28pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1984: BARNUM - Coleman/Stewart (Opera House, Manchester)
Michael Crawford; dir:Peter Coe, Wendy Toye [28pp; cast photos, biographies etc.] £4

1984: THE HIRED MAN - Bragg/Goodall (Astoria)
Paul Clarkson [16pp, very light vertical fold; cast photos; excellent but neglected musical; very light vertical fold, else VG] (£4) SOLD

1984 (Apr-May): THE BOY FRIEND - Wilson (Churchill Theatre, Bromley)
Glynis Johns, Derek Waring, Peter Bayliss, Simon Green, Rosemary Ashe, Paddie O'Neil; dir:Sandy Wilson [24pp; cast, credits, photos] £4

Musicals: 1985

1985: MR.CINDERS - Ellis (Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton)
Graham Fletcher, Carole Brooke, Colette Kelly, David Delve, John Telfer, Sylvia Foxall, Antony Linford; dir:David Delve [24pp; cast, synopsis of scenes and musical numbers, extensive illustrated articles, production photos, cast biogs etc.; VG] £3

1985: LENNON - Bob Eaton (Astoria)
Jonathan Barlow (as Ringo Star), Mark McGann (as the young John Lennon), Ian Burns, Mick O'Connor (as George Harrison), Ray Burnside (as George Martin), Carol Sloman, Martyn Ellis (as Paul McCartney), Mia Soteriou (as Yoko Ono), Andy Hampton (as Brian Epstein); dir:Clare Venables [32pp, 5.9x8.25; biographies w.photos, colour production photos, notes etc.; VG] £4

1985: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS - Mary Rodgers/Marshall Barer (Watermill, Newbury)
Sally Dexter, Douglas Hodge, Vivienne Martin, Richard Drabble, Erin Donovan; dir:Wendy Toye [32pp; cast, synopsis of scenes and musical numbers, cast photos and biogs etc.; VG] £3

1985: LOOK TO THE RAINBOW (Apollo)
Jack Gilford, Simon Russell-Beale, Isabelle Lucas, Mandy More, Barbara Rosenblat, Michael Cantwell, John Chester [32pp; cast photos and biographies, notes etc.; VG] £4

1985 (Jan): LITTLE ME - Cy Coleman (Prince of Wales)
Ken Caswell (for Russ Abbot), Sheila White, Lynda Baron, Ian Burford, Tudor Davies; dir:Val May [24pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; insert w.Ken Caswell's biography and photo; VG] £4

1985 (Mch): ON YOUR TOES - Rodgers/Hart (Palace Theatre)
Honor Blackman, John Bennett, Doreen Wells, Tim Flavin, Siobhan McCarthy; dir:George Abbott, chor:George Balanchine [36pp; production and cast photos, biographies etc.] £4

1985: WEST SIDE STORY - Berstein/Sondheim (Her Majesty's)
Peter Bruce, Karyn O'Neill, Eric Mason, Donald Pelmear; dir:Jerome Robbins, Tom Abbott [40pp; production photos, biographies etc.] £4

1985: TROUBLE IN PARADISE - Randy Newman/Cox (Theatre Royal, Stratford East)
George Costigan, Fiona Hendley, Belinda Lang, Peter Straker [16pp; cast photos, illustrations, biographies etc.] £3

1985: THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Birmingham Hippodrome)
Jacinta Mulcahy, Eric Flynn, Patricia Conti, Robin Lloyd, Julia Howson, Dale Burridge, Jayne Fyffe, Gary Raymond; dir:Roger Redfarn [28pp; colour production photos, illustrated articles, cast photos and biogs etc.] £4

1985 (Oct): LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - Herman (Palace Theatre, New York)
Van Johnson, Walter Charles, John Weiner, William Thomas Jnr., Robert Brubach [100pp; cast and production photos, biographies; VG] £4

1985 (Oct): 42ND STREET - Warren/Dubin (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)
Frankie Vaughan, Shani Wallis, Margaret Courtenay; dir:Gower Champion, Lucia Victor [52pp; 10 cast and production photos; VG] £4

1985: ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? - Bleasdale (Phoenix)
Martin Shaw, Simon Bowman; dir:Robin Lefevre [16pp; cast, synopsis of scenes and musical numbers, cast photos and biogs etc.; VG] £4

1985: LOST EMPIRES - J.B.Priestley, Denis King, Keith Waterhouse & Willis Hall (Birmingham Repertory Theatre)
Peter Ledbury, Brian Rawlinson, Paddy Navin, Julia Chambers, Angela Richards, Leslie Randall, Peter Adamson; dir:Bill Pryde [16pp, 8.25x11.75; cast, synopsis of scenes and musical numbers, photos, cast biogs etc.; VG] (£4) SOLD

1985: GUYS AND DOLLS (Prince of Wales) Souvenir Brochure
Lulu, Norman Rossington, Clarke Peters, Betsy Brantley, David Healy, Mark Hadfield, Anthony Pedley; original production by Richard Eyre [24pp, 11x11; magnificent large-size colour souvenir; 32 large colour production photos, illustrated article by Benny Green; very slightly rumpled, else VG] (£7) SOLD

1985: SWEENEY TODD - Sondheim (Half Moon Theatre) Souvenir Brochure
Leon Greene, Gillian Hanna, Christopher Snell, John Aron; dir:Chris Bond [16pp, 8x11.75; large-size souvenir; cast and production photos, illustrations, articles etc.; slightly rumpled] £4

1985: GIGI - Lerner/Loewe (Lyric)
Beryl Reid, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Sian Phillips, Geoffrey Burridge, Amanda Waring, John Aron, Carrie Ellis; dir:John Dexter [48pp; production photos, biographies w.photos; VG] £5

1985: 42ND STREET - Warren/Dubin (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)
Frankie Vaughan, Shani Wallace, Margaret Courtenay, Bob Sessions, Hugh Futcher, Carol Ball, Ralph Lawton, Maurice Lane, Brent Verdon, Barbara King, Philip Gould; dir:Gower Champion [52pp, 6x8.5; cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, biographies, 8 production photos; VG] £4

1985: LES MISERABLES - Boublil/Schonberg (Palace)
Roger Allam (Javert), Alun Armstrong (Thenardier), Michael Ball (Marius), David Burt (Enjolras), Rebecca Caine (Cosette), Beverley Klein (Crone), Paul Leonard (Combeferre), Patti LuPone (Fantine), Peter Polycarpou (Prouvaire), Frances Ruffelle (Eponine), Susan Jane Tanner (Mme.Thenardier), Colm Wilkinson (Jean Valjean), Dave Willetts (Brujon); original cast; dir:Trevor Nunn and John Caird [32pp; 40+ cast and crew photos, articles, credits etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] (£5) SOLD

1985 (Apr): PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES (Piccadilly)
Joe Brown, Lynsey de Paul, Jeremy Clyde, Peter Duncan, Clodagh Rodgers, Chad Stuart; dir:Philip Hedley [24pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; VG] (£4) SOLD

1985: BARNUM - Coleman/Stewart (Victoria Palace) Souvenir Brochure
Michael Crawford, Eileen Battye, Michael Heath, Christina Collier, Sally Lavelle, Stephen Beagley; dir:Peter Coe, Wendy Toye [22pp, 9x12; feature on Michael Crawford, article about Phineas T.Barnum, 9+ large colour production photos, individual colour portraits of the whole cast etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] (£6) SOLD

Musicals: 1986

1986: 42ND STREET - Warren/Dubin (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)
Frankie Vaughan, Shani Wallace, Maxine Audley, Bob Sessions, Carol Ball, Ralph Lawton, Brent Verdon, Nicholas Blane, Alan Forrester, Barbara King, Philip Gould; dir:Gower Champion [44pp, 6x8.5; cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, biographies w.photos, 8 production photos; slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1986: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber (Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton)
Richard Barnes, Ray Shell, Joshua Bancel, Halcro Johnston, Chris Van Cleave, Ian Good, James Head; dir:Bob Tomson and Bill Kenwright [24pp; cast biographies, some photos, illustrated articles; VG] £3

1986: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (Imperial Theatre, New York)
Judy Kohn (for Betty Buckley), Cleo Laine, George Rose, Patti Cohenour, Howard McGillin; dir:Wilford Leach [68pp; cast, synopsis of scenes and musical numbers, production and cast photos, biogs etc.; cast substitution written in, else VG] £4

1986 (Oct): THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Lloyd Webber (Her Majesty's)
Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Steve Barton, John Savident, Rosemary Ashe, David Firth, Mary Millar, John Aron [60pp; synopsis of scenes and musical numbers, 30+ cast photos and biographies, illustrated articles etc.; original cast; cover slightly spotty and rumpled, else VG] (£5) SOLD

1986 (May): CHESS - Andersson/Ulvaeus/Rice (Prince Edward Theatre)
Elaine Paige, Murray Head, Tommy Korberg, John Turner, Tom Jobe, Kevin Colson, Siobhan McCarthy; dir:Trevor Nunn; original cast [44pp; 15+ cast and production photos; VG] (£4) SOLD

1986 (May): CHESS - Andersson/Ulvaeus/Rice (Prince Edward Theatre) Souvenir Brochure
Elaine Paige, Murray Head, Tommy Korberg, John Turner, Tom Jobe, Kevin Colson, Siobhan McCarthy; dir:Trevor Nunn [20pp; superb large-size souvenir, with 15+ colour production photos, articles etc.; contains the complete lyrics; VG] (£6) SOLD

1986 (Aug): CHARLIE GIRL - Heneker and Taylor (Victoria Palace)
Dora Bryan, Paul Nicholas, Cyd Charisse, Nicholas Parsons, Mark Wynter, Lisa Hull; dir:Stewart Trotter [40pp; biographies, 8 photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1986: CHARLIE GIRL - Heneker and Taylor (Victoria Palace) Souvenir Brochure
Dora Bryan, Paul Nicholas, Cyd Charisse, Nicholas Parsons, Mark Wynter, Lisa Hull; dir:Stewart Trotter [22pp, 9x12; superb large-size souvenir, with lots of colour production photos, articles etc.; VG] (£6) SOLD

1986 (Mch): JUDY - Wale (Strand)
Leslie Mackie (as Judy Garland), Alison Skilbeck; dir:John David [28pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1986: LES MISERABLES - Boublil/Schonberg (Palace)
Clive Carter (Javert), Stephen Hanan (Thenardier), Simon Bowman (Marius), Martin George (Enjolras), Rebecca Caine (Cosette), Tricia Deighton (Crone), Chris Van Cleave (Combeferre), Jackie Marks (Fantine), Graham Bickley (Prouvaire), Jayne Draper (Eponine), Susan Jane Tanner (Mme.Thenardier), Dave Willetts (Jean Valjean), Leon Ferguson (Brujon); dir:Trevor Nunn and John Caird [36pp; 40+ cast and crew photos, articles, credits etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £5

1986 (Nov): LES MISERABLES - Boublil/Schonberg (Palace)
Clive Carter (Javert), Stephen Hanan (Thenardier), Michael Ball (Marius), David Burt (Enjolras), Rebecca Caine (Cosette), Beverley Kline (Crone), Paul Leonard (Combeferre), Jackie Marks (Fantine), Frances Ruffelle (Eponine), Susan Jane Tanner (Mme.Thenardier), Dave Willetts (Jean Valjean); dir:Trevor Nunn and John Caird [36pp; 40+ cast and crew photos, articles, credits etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £5

1986 (May): LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - Herman (London Palladium)
George Hearn, Denis Quilley, Brian Glover, Phyllida Law, Jonathan Morris, Julia Sutton; dir:Arthur Laurents [44pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; opening London performances; very slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1986 (May): LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - Herman (London Palladium) Souvenir Brochure
George Hearn, Denis Quilley, Brian Glover, Phyllida Law, Jonathan Morris, Julia Sutton; dir:Arthur Laurents [20pp, 12x9; superb large-size souvenir, with many colour production photos, articles etc.; VG] £6

1986 (Mch): ME AND MY GIRL - Gay (Adelphi)
Enn Reitel, Su Pollard, Ursula Smith, Richard Caldicot, Roy Macready, Tony Slattery, Shelley Thompson, Frank Thornton; dir:Mike Ockrent [32pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1986: ME AND MY GIRL - Gay (Adelphi) Souvenir Brochure
Enn Reitel, Su Pollard, Ursula Smith, Richard Caldicot, Roy Macready, Tony Slattery, Shelley Thompson, Frank Thornton; dir:Mike Ockrent [16pp, 9x12; superb large-size souvenir, with lots of colour production photos, articles etc.; VG] £6

1986 (Sep): ME AND MY GIRL - Gay (Adelphi)
Enn Reitel, Lorraine Chase, Ursula Smith, Peter Cellier, Richard Caldicot, Roy Macready, Shelley Thompson, Tony Slattery; dir:Mike Ockrent [32pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; very light vertical bend, else VG] £4

1986 (Aug): WONDERFUL TOWN! - Bernstein (Queen's)
Maureen Lipman, Ray Lonnen, Emily Morgan, Lesley Joseph; dir:Martin Conner [44pp; 21 photos] £4

1986: JEANNE - Shirlie Roden (Sadler's Wells)
Rebecca Storm, Peter Straker, Malcolm Roberts, Brett Forrest, Samantha Fox, Clare Rimmer; dir:Bill Kenwright [44pp; cast, list of musical numbers, 25+ cast photos and biographies etc.; lasted less than three weeks; minor marks else VG] £5

1986: TIME - Dave Clark (Dominion)
Cliff Richard, portrayal of 'Akash' by Laurence Olivier, Dilys Watling, Bernard Lloyd [24pp; cast, list of musical numbers, 25+ cast photos, rehearsal photos etc.; VG] £4

1986: STARLIGHT EXPRESS (Apollo Victoria)
Drue Williams, Kofi Missah, George Canning, Caron Cardelle, Lon Satton and large cast [36pp, 9x5.5; cast, scenes, musical numbers, rehearsal photos, cast biogs etc.; VG] £4

1986: ANYONE CAN WHISTLE (Everyman, Cheltenham)
Pip Hinton, Bill Bradley, Marilyn Cutts, Michael Jayes, Grania Smith; dir:John Doyle [24pp, 7.1x9.1; British Premiere; cast, list of musical numbers, cast photos and biogs, extensive notes etc.; VG] £4

1986: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW (Tour) Souvenir Brochure
A superb full-colour brochure, with 50+ photographs, many large-size and most in colour; the brochure contains many production photos, features on Richard O'Brien and the National Rocky Horror Fan Club, an article on how the show came to be written, How to do the Time Warp, stills from The Rocky Horror Picture Show etc. etc. Also included is a 4pp duplicated insert giving the cast for the Birmingham Hippodrome performances of this production (which originated at the Theatre Royal Hanley): Jonathan Kiley, Chris Marlowe, Jayne Moore, Kinny Gardner, David Ian, Adeen Fogle, Peter Thorne; dir:Vivyan Ellacott [24pp, 8.25x11.75, black cover; Alive on Stage; VG] (£6) SOLD

1986: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW (Tour) Souvenir Brochure
A substantially different full-colour brochure, this time with 40+ photographs, many large-size and most in colour; the brochure contains many production photos, a feature on Richard O'Brien, an article on how the show came to be written, How to do the Time Warp etc. etc. [24pp, 8.25x11.75, red cover; Alive on Stage; VG] (£5) SOLD

Musicals: 1987

1987: BLOOD BROTHERS - Willy Russell (Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham)
Kiki Dee, Con O'Neill, Robert Locke, Warwick Evans; dir:Bob Tomson [20pp; cast biographies w.photos, articles etc.; VG] £3

1987: BELLS ARE RINGING - Jule Styne (Greenwich Theatre)
Petra Siniawski, Elena Ferrari, Lesley Mackie, Ray Lonnen, Gary Yershon, Michael Gyngell; dir:John Doyle [32pp; illustrated article, synopsis of scenes and musical numbers, biographies etc.; VG] £4

1987: PETER PAN, The Musical - Charlap, Styne, Leigh, Comden, Green (Cambridge Theatre)
Theatre Royal Plymouth production: Lulu, George Cole, Jan Harvey, Michelle Thorneycroft, Barrie Gosney; dir:John Newman, choreographed by Anthony Van Laast [44pp; cast biographies w.photos, list of musical numbers, articles etc.; VG] £4

1987: CHESS - Andersson/Ulvaeus/Rice (Prince Edward Theatre)
Siobhan McCarthy, Michael Howe, Tommy Korberg, John Turner, Tom Jobe, Kevin Colson, Grainne Renihan; dir:Trevor Nunn [48pp, 6x8.5; photos, biographies etc.; VG] (£4) SOLD

1987: KISS ME KATE - Porter (Old Vic)
Royal Shakespeare Company production: Paul Jones, Nichola McAuliffe, Tim Flavin; dir:Adrian Noble [32pp; 5.25x8.25; cast list, 40+ photos, synopsis, biographies, illustrated article etc.] £4

1987 (Mch): MARCH OF THE FALSETTOS - Finn (Albery)
Simon Green, Barry James, Paddy Navin, Martin Smith; dir:Roger Haines [32pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; w.ticket (13 Mch 1987); VG] £4

1987: BLUES IN THE NIGHT (Piccadilly)
Carol Woods, Debby Bishop, Maria Friedman, Peter Straker; dir:Sheldon Epps [32pp; biographies, photos, illustrated articles etc.; VG] £4

1987: ME AND MY GIRL (Adelphi)
Carl Howman, Louise English, Sheila Matthews, Anthony Dawes, Richard Caldicot, Roy Macready, Tracy Collier, Richard Denning [36pp; cast, synopsis of scenes and musical numbers, cast photos and biogs etc.; VG] £4

1987: HIGH SOCIETY - Cole Porter (Victoria Palace)
Trevor Eve, Stephen Rea, Natasha Richardson, Angela Richards, Ronald Fraser [48pp; photos] (£4) SOLD

1987: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD - Rupert Holmes (Savoy)
Lulu, Ernie Wise, Julia Hills, Paul Bentley, David Burt, Mark Ryan, Sarah Payne; dir:Wilford Leach [36pp; biographies, cast photos, rehearsal photos, articles etc.; uncommon - only ran 68 performances; VG] £5

1987 (Dec): CATS (New London)
Sharon Benson, Donald Francke, Ruthie Henshall, Michael Sanderson, Sandy Strallen [32pp ‘landscape' programme, 9x5.5; synopsis of scenes and musical numbers, rehearsal photos and biogs etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1987: FOLLIES - Sondheim (Shaftesbury)
Diana Rigg, Julia McKenzie, Daniel Massey, David Healy, Lynda Baron, Pearl Carr, Teddy Johnson, Maria Charles, Margaret Courtenay, Adele Leigh, Leonard Sachs, Dolores Gray [40pp; 50+ cast photos; very slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1987: FOLLIES - Sondheim (Shaftesbury)
Julia McKenzie, Millicent Martin, Daniel Massey, David Healy, Pearl Carr, Teddy Johnson, Maria Charles, Hope Jackman, Meg Johnson, Harold Kasket, Eileen Page, Eartha Kitt [36pp; 50+ cast photos; VG] £4

1987: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Lloyd Webber (Her Majesty's)
Dave Willetts, Sarah Brightman, Michael Ball, Royce Mills, Rosemary Ashe, David Firth, Mary Millar, John Aron; dir:Harold Prince [64pp; biographies, photos, illustrated articles etc.; VG] £5

1987: NUNNSENSE - Dan Goggin (Fortune Theatre) Souvenir Brochure
Honor Blackman, Anna Sharkey, Pip Hinton, Louise Gold, Bronwen Stanway; dir:Richard Digby Day [20pp, 8.25x11.75; production and rehearsal photos, cast biogs and photos, illustrated articles, list of musical numbers etc.; VG] £4

1987: GIRLFRIENDS - Howard Goodall (Playhouse) Souvenir Brochure
Hazel O'Connor, David Easter, Jenna Russell [28pp large size (8.25x11.75) glossy brochure, with photos, cast biogs, illustrated articles etc.; VG] £4

1987: KIP'S WAR - Carl Davis (Leicester Haymarket) Souvenir Brochure
Kelly George, Jenny Logan, Rodney Cottam, Sonia Graham, Malcolm Rennie [32pp large size (8.25x11.75) glossy brochure, with cast photos and biographies, illustrated articles etc.; VG] £4

1987 (Jun): THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE - Rodgers and Hart (Central School of Speech and Drama)
Geoffrey P Cantor, Gregor McElvogue, Sean Hudson, Julian Silvester, Amanda Curry, Caroline Seed, Stephen Tompkinson, Laurence Kennedy, Sean Hudson; dir:George Hall [16pp, 8.25x11.75; cast photos and credits, production credits etc.; VG] £3

1987: STARLIGHT EXPRESS - Lloyd Webber (Apollo Victoria)
Kim Leeson, Kofi Missah; dir:Trevor Nunn [32pp; biographies, photos etc.; VG] (£4) SOLD

Musicals: 1988

1988: THE RINK - Kander & Ebb (Cambridge Theatre)
Diane Langton, Josephine Blake, Gareth Snook, Michael Gyngell, Richard Bodkin, Peter Edbrook, James Gavin, Steve Hervieu; dir:Paul Kerryson [48pp; biographies w.photos, 8 rehearsal and production photos etc.; VG] £4

1988: ORLANDO - James McConnel/Kit Hesketh-Harvey (Guildhall School of Music and Drama)
Jason Smith, Susanna Day, Julie Gossage, Conleth Hill, Emma Rice, Lennie James; director: Michael Simpson, musical director: John Owen Edwards, music assistants: Jason Carr, Michael Haslam [16pp; cast, scenes, musical numbers etc.; VG] £3

1988: LES MISERABLES (Palace)
Nick Holder (for Peter Karrie), Don Gallagher, Rebecca Storm, Mandy Travis, Gay Soper, Barry James, Laura Hamilton, Graham Bickley, Christopher Howard, Mary-Louise Clark, Jolyon Baker, Julian Forsyth; dir:Trevor Nunn and John Caird [36pp; cast photos and biographies, list of musical numbers, illustrated articles, credits etc.; attractive programme; VG] £4

1988 (Oct): AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - Fats Waller (Ambassador Theatre, New York)
Nell Carter, Andrew De Shields, Armelia McQueen, Ken Page, Charlaine Woodard; dir:Richard Maltby Jnr. [108pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1988 (Oct): ANYTHING GOES - (Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont, New York)
Patti LuPone, Howard McGillin, Bill McCutcheon; dir:Jerry Zaks [120pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1988: ZIEGFELD (London Palladium)
Len Cariou, Geoffrey Hutchings, Louise Gold, Haydn Gwynne, Susan Holland [cast, scenes, musical numbers, cast photos and biogs, illustrated articles etc.; VG] £4

1988: SUGAR BABIES (Savoy)
Mickey Rooney, Ann Miller [48pp; cast, scenes, musical numbers, cast, rehearsal and production photos and biogs etc.; VG] £4

1988: BUDGIE - Shuman (Cambridge)
Adam Faith, Anita Dobson, John Turner; dir:Jonathan Lynn [40pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1988: BITTER SWEET - Coward (Sadler's Wells)
Ann Mackay/Valerie Masterson, Rosemary Ashe, Gordon Sandison, Alec Bregonzi; dir:Ian Judge [44pp; cast list, list of musical numbers, programme notes, photos of original production, 11 rehearsal photos, biographies etc.; VG] £4

1988: STARLIGHT EXPRESS (Apollo Victoria)
Johnny Amobi, Beverley Braybon, George Canning, Caron Cardelle, Lon Satton and large cast [32pp, 9x5.5; cast, scenes, musical numbers, rehearsal photos, cast biogs etc.; VG] £4

1988: STARLIGHT EXPRESS (Apollo Victoria)
Kofi Missah, Drue Williams, Kim Leeson, Maynard Williams, Lon Satton, Beverley Kay, Shezwae Powell, Robin Wright and large cast [32pp, 9x5.5; cast, scenes, musical numbers, rehearsal photos, cast biogs etc.; VG] £4

1988: STARLIGHT EXPRESS (Apollo Victoria) Souvenir Brochure
Magnificent large-size Souvenir Brochure, with 30+ pages of splendid colour photographs of the Opening Night [27th March 1984] cast (Ray Shell, Jeff Shankley, Stephanie Lawrence, Lon Satton, Frances Ruffelle, P.P.Arnold, Michael Staniforth, Samantha Foxx, Gary Love); dir:Trevor Nunn [44pp, 11x11; First Night and 1988 cast lists, introductory article by Trevor Nunn; slightly rumpled, else VG] £5

1988: BRIGADOON - Lerner and Loewe (Victoria Palace)
Jacinta Mulcahy, Robert Meadmore, Lesley Mackie, Robin Nedwell; dir:Roger Redfarn [48pp, 6.25x8.5; cast, scenes, musical numbers, production photos, cast biographies w.photos etc.; VG] (£4) SOLD

1988: CANDIDE - Bernstein (Old Vic) Scottish Opera/Old Vic production
Nickolas Grace, Patricia Routledge, dir:Jonathan Miller [40pp; 5.5x11.75; photos; substantial programme] £4

1988: BLOOD BROTHERS - Willy Russell (Albery) Souvenir Brochure
Kiki Dee, Warwick Evans, Con O'Neill, Robert Locke, Fenton Gray; dir:Bob Tomson [24pp, 8.25x11.75; large-size souvenir programme; cast list, list of musical numbers, illustrated article by Willy Russell, 8 production photos, 13 biographies with photos; VG] £5

1988: O BABYLON! Derek Walcott/Galt MacDermot (Riverside Studios)
Talawa Theatre Company [12pp, 8x11.75; cast, cast photos and biogs, lyrics etc.; VG] £3

1988: CAN-CAN - Cole Porter (Strand Theatre) Souvenir Brochure
Donna McKechnie, Milo O'Shea, Bernard Alane, Janie Dee; dir:David Taylor [20pp, 9.4x13.25; lavish large-size full-colour brochure; magnificent large production photos, cast photos and biographies etc.] £8

1988: ZIEGFELD - Reed (London Palladium)
Len Cariou, Geoffrey Hutchings [52pp; photos] (£4) SOLD

1988: THE GIRL FRIEND - Rodgers/Hart (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford)
Patrick Mower, Hugh Lloyd, Maxine Audley, Eileen Battye; dir:Michael Winter [32pp; attractive programme, w.photos, illustrations, biographies etc.] (£4) SOLD

1988: 42ND STREET - Warren/Dubin (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)
Jill Gascoigne, Kenneth Nelson, Gaye Brown, Bob Sessions, Carol Ball, Ralph Lawton, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Graeme Henderson; dir:Gower Champion [40pp; cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, biographies, 12 photos; VG] (£4) SOLD

Musicals: 1989

1989: STOP THE WORLD I WANT TO GET OFF (Churchill Theatre, Bromley)
Anthony Newley, Rhonda Burchmore [28pp; cast, musical numbers, cast photos and biogs etc.; VG] £3

1989: A SLICE OF SATURDAY NIGHT (King's Head)
David Easter, Binky Baker, Lisa Hollander, Mitch Johnson, Claire Parker, James Powell, Roy Smiles, Debi Thomson [16pp; cast, musical numbers, cast photos and biogs etc.; VG] £3

1989: TALK OF THE STEAMIE - Tony Roper/David Anderson (Greenwich)
Julia McCarthy, Judy Sweeney, Emma Dingwall, Myra McFadyen, Graham de Banzie; dir:Alex Norton [32pp; cast photos and biogs, illustrated articles etc.; VG] £4

1989: ON THE TOWN - Bernstein (Guildhall School of Music and Drama)
Alistair McGowan, Carlos Wagner, Michele Eldridge; dir:Kevin Robinson [16pp; cast, credits etc.] £2

1989: JEROME ROBBINS' BROADWAY - Berlin/Bernstein etc. (Imperial Theatre, New York)
Jason Alexander, Robert La Fosse, Charlotte d'Ambrose; dir:Jerome Robbins [76pp; cast biographies etc. etc.] £3

1989: ASPECTS OF LOVE - Lloyd Webber (Prince of Wales)
Michael Ball, Ann Crumb, Kevin Colson; dir:Trevor Nunn [48pp; extensive cast photos and biographies; marks on cover, else VG] £4

1989: ANYTHING GOES - Cole Porter (Prince Edward)
Elaine Page, Bernard Cribbins, John Barrowman, Kathryn Evans, Ursula Smith, Martin Turner, Ashleigh Sendin, Harry Towb, Stephen Mear; dir:Jerry Zaks [36pp, 6x8.5; cast, musical numbers, illustrations, cast biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £5

1989 (20 Sep): MISS SAIGON - Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)
Original cast: Jonathan Pryce, Claire Moore, Simon Bowman, Peter Polycarpou, Keith Burns, Lea Salonga, Ruthie Henshall, Johnny Amobi, Nick Holder [68pp; cast, scenes, musical numbers, cast photos and biogs, copiously illustrated articles etc.; First Night "Complimentary" stamp on cover; very slightly rumpled, else VG] £5

1989: SHERLOCK HOLMES THE MUSICAL - Bricusse (Cambridge)
Ron Moody, Liz Robertson, Derek Waring; dir:George Roman [48pp; illustrated articles, biographies with photos; uncommon; VG] £4

1989: LES MISERABLES - Boublil/Schonberg (Palace Theatre)
Peter Karrie (Jean Valjean), Philip Quast (Javert), Grania Renihan (Fantine), Sally Bentley (Crone), Gay Soper (Mme.Thenardier), Barry James (Thenardier), Linzi Hateley (Eponine), Mario Frangoulis (Marius), Christopher Howard (Enjolras), Halcro Johnston (Brujon), Lisa Hull (Cosette), Mark Heenehan (Combeferre), Julian Forsyth (Prouvaire); dir:Trevor Nunn and John Caird [36pp; cast photos and biographies, list of musical numbers, illustrated articles, credits etc.; attractive programme; VG] £5

1989: A SLICE OF SATURDAY NIGHT (Arts Theatre)
David Easter, Binky Baker, Lisa Hollander, Mitch Johnson, Georgia Mitchell, James Powell, Roy Smiles, Debi Thomson [16pp, 8.25x11.75; cast, production photos, musical numbers, cast photos and biogs etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1989: CABARET - Kander and Ebb (Haymarket Theatre, Leicester)
Tim Flavin, Fenton Gray, Mary Louise-Clark, Eileen Anson, Ben Cole, Ian Hanham, Cate Fowler, Jeffery Dench, Stuart Hulse; dir:Tim Flavin [36pp, 8.25x11.75; biographies, photos, illustrated articles etc.; VG] £4

1989: BLOOD BROTHERS (Albery) Souvenir Brochure
Angela Richards, Mark Jefferis, Steve McGann, Robin Hart [28pp large size (8.25x11.75) glossy brochure, cast photos and biographies, illustrated articles etc.; VG] (£4) SOLD

1989: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC - Sondheim (Piccadilly) Souvenir Brochure
Dorothy Tutin, Peter McEnery, Susan Hampshire, Eric Flynn, Lila Kedrova [28pp, 8.25x11.75; lavish large-size souvenir, full of photos, feature on Sondheim, biographies w.photos etc.] (£7) SOLD

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