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 AttfieldPage
Joan Sterndale BennettDandini
Joyce CummingsCinders
Don GemmellUgly sister
June GripperAttendant
May HallettUgly sister
John HewerPanteloon
Owen HolderButtons
David KeirClown
Thérèse LangfieldFirst fairy / Columbine
Diana RimerAttendant
Phillada SewellFairy Queen
Bill ShineThe Baron
Elma SoironPrince Charming
Marguerite StewartSecond 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]
Address

Peppard Road
Caversham Park
Reading
Berkshire
RG4 8TZ
UK

Telephone

+44 (0)118 948 6281

Email

heritage@bbc.co.uk

Website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/research/wac

Access

The WAC is open from 9.30am to 5.00pm on Wednesdays to Fridays throughout the year to academics, postgraduate students and writers by appointment.

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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