Ring Round the Moon

Summary: 1964 BBC production of Ring Round the Moon by Jean Anouilh.
Theatre play: Ring Round the Moon by Jean Anouilh (1910-1987) [more information]
Play synopsis: 'It explores the conflict between idealism and reality by setting a poor young innocent adrift in a sea of human sharks. To bring the play’s light exterior as a comedy of manners into balance with the underlying darkness of jealousy and false pride triumphing over emotional honesty, there’s a cleverly interjected play-within-a-play to reflect and heighten the impossibility of bridging the gap between the insularity of the idle rich through the centuries. The setting for The Rehearsal’s main action is a circa 1950s French Chateau.' Source: http://www.curtainup.com/rehears.html.
Production history: First translated into English by Christopher Fry in 1950.
Date of transmission: Wednesday 8 April 1964
Time: 9.50-11.25pm
Series: Festival
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Director

Naomi Capon

Producer

Peter Luke

Playwright

Jean Anouilh (1910-1987)

Translator

Christopher Fry (1907-2005)

Composer

Designer

Costumes

Make-up

Dances Arranged by

William Chappell (specifically, the tango)

Script Editor

Harry Moore

Cast

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