A Breath of Spring [Act 1]
- Summary
- This presentation of Act 1 of Peter Coke’s A Breath of Spring was televised directly from the Cambridge Theatre, London.
- Theatre play
- A Breath of Spring by Peter Coke (1913-2008) [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Tuesday 29 April 1958
- Time
- 8.30pm (40 mins)
- Channel
- BBC Television
- Production company
- BBC
Credits
- Director
- Allan Davis
- Television Presentation by
- John Vernon
- Playwright
- Peter Coke (1913-2008)
- Designer
- Oliver Messel
- Cast
Elspeth Duxbury Miss Elizabeth Hatfield Hazel Hughes Miss Nanette Parry Mary Merrall Alice, Lady Miller Athene Seyler (1889-1990) Dame Beatrice Appleby Michael Shepley Brigadier Albert Rayne Joan Sims Lily Thompson
Additional details
Print sources
- Title
- Cambridge Theatre: Breath of Spring (Newspaper review)
- Reference
- The Times, 27 March 1958, p. 3
- Linking notes
- n.b. this is a review of the stage production, not the televised excerpt.
- Title
- Radio Times, 25 April 1958 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- listing on p. 15
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