Cinderella
- Summary
- BBC production of the ‘gorgeous Christmas pantomime’ written by H. J. Byron and first staged in 1860. This studio broadcast was based on Don Gemmell’s 1946 production at the Players’ Theatre, London.
- Theatre play
- Cinderella by H. J. Byron [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Thursday 2 January 1947
- Time
- 8.30-10.00pm
- Channel
- BBC Television
- Production company
- BBC
- Theatre company
- Players’ Theatre, London
Credits
- Producer
- Eric Fawcett
- Theatre Producer
- Don Gemmell
- Playwright
- H. J. Byron
- Adaptor of Script
- Eric Fawcett
- Sets / Settings
- James Bould
- Cast
Peggy Attfield Page Joan Sterndale Bennett Dandini Joyce Cummings Cinders Don Gemmell Ugly sister June Gripper Attendant May Hallett Ugly sister John Hewer Panteloon Owen Holder Buttons David Keir Clown Thérèse Langfield First fairy / Columbine Diana Rimer Attendant Phillada Sewell Fairy Queen Bill Shine The Baron Elma Soiron Prince Charming Marguerite Stewart Second fairy / Harlequin
Additional details
- Origination
- Live from studio
- Vision original
- Monochrome
- Later transmissions
- Presented again on 3 January 1947 at 3.00pm.
- Extant status
- No archival copy is known to exist.
- Play tags
- fairy tale; pantomime
Print sources
- Title
- A Tale of Six Cinders, part 1: Cinderella (BBC, 1946. 1947) (Blog article)
- Author/creator
- John Wyver (Author)
- Reference
- http://screenplaystv.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/a-tale-of-six-cinders-part-1-cinderella-bbc-1946-1947, published 11 January 2012
- Title
- Cinderella (Archive file)
- Archive
- BBC Written Archives Centre (WAC) [more information]
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- Reference
- WAC T5/96R
- Title
- Radio Times, 27 December 1946 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- listing p. 36 and article pp. 33, 36
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