Arms and the Man

Summary: 1971 Anglia Television presentation of the Chichester Festival Theatre production of G. B. Shaw’s Arms and the Man.
Theatre play: Arms and the Man by [George] Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) [more information]
Play synopsis: A comedy ‘that takes place in 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. Raina Petkoff is engaged to the gallant Sergius Saranoff, hero of the recent Bulgarian victory over the Serbs. But she is distracted by the abrupt arrival of Captain Bluntschli, a Swiss mercenary who fought for the Serbian army. He takes refuge in her bedroom after the battle and although he is initially threatening, reveals that he carries chocolates instead of bullets. Will Raina marry the posturing Sergius or the chocolate cream soldier? Extra intrigue is provided by saucy servant girl Louka, her dour fiance Nicola, and Raina’s hand-wringing parents.' Source: https://archive.org/details/armsandtheman_1003_librivox.
Production history: The play was first produced on 21 April 1894 at the Avenue Theatre, London, and published in 1898.
Date of transmission: Sunday 4 April 1971
Time: 10.15-11.45pm
Channel: ITV
Production company: Anglia Television (1959-)
Theatre company: Chichester Festival Theatre

Directors

John Clements (1910-1988), John Jacobs

Producers

John Clements (1910-1988), John Jacobs

Playwright

[George] Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Adapted for Television by

John Clements (1910-1988)

Adapted for Television by

John Jacobs

Set Designer

Peter Rice

Costume Designer

Peter Rice

Cast

Play tags: 19th-century setting; comedy; marriage; wartime, as theme or setting

Title: TV Times, 1 April 1971 (Magazine)
Linking notes: cover image; articles, pp. 7-9 and 27; illustrated listing, p. 35

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