Flowering Cherry [extract]

Summary: This BBC presentation of an extract from Robert Bolt’s new play Flowering Cherry was ‘Televised direct from the Theatre Royal, Haymarket’ (Radio Times, 30 May 1958, p. 15).
Theatre play: Flowering Cherry by Robert Bolt (1924-1995) [more information]
Play synopsis: 'A play about a man who is unwilling to face the truth about himself. It concerns ‘a middle aged man, an insurance salesman dissatisfied with his life who retreats into his fantasies of owning a cherry orchard. His erratic behaviour alienates family and friends and threatens his financial ruin.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bolt#Partial_list_of_plays.
Production history: 'Ran on the West End starring Ralph Richardson and Celia Johnson (succeeded by Wendy Hiller) to success but mixed reviews - many critics felt it too closely resembled Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bolt#Partial_list_of_plays.
Date of transmission: Thursday 5 June 1958
Time: 8.35pm
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Director

Frith Banbury

Television Presentation by

John Vernon

Playwright

Robert Bolt (1924-1995)

Designer

Reece Pemberton

Introduced by

Robert Bolt (1924-1995)

Cast

Title: Back to Reality (Newspaper review)
Author/creator: Kenneth Tynan (Reviewer)
Reference: The Observer, 24 November 1957, p. 15
Linking notes: n.b. this is a review of the stage production, not the televised excerpt

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