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The Tiger and the Horse [Act 1]

Summary
1961 BBC presentation of Act 1 of the Queen’s Theatre, London production of The Tiger and the Horse by Robert Bolt. Televised by arrangement with H. M. Tennent Ltd and Frith Banbury Ltd.
Theatre play
The Tiger and the Horse by Robert Bolt (1924-1995) [more information]
Date of transmission
Thursday 26 January 1961
Time
7.55-8.45pm
Channel
BBC Television
Production company
BBC

Credits

Director
Frith Banbury
Television Presentation by
John Vernon
Playwright
Robert Bolt (1924-1995)
Sets / Settings
Sam Lock
Cast
Alan DobieLouis Flax
Catherine LaceyGwendoline Dean
Michael Redgrave (1908-1985)Jack Dean
Vanessa RedgraveStella Dean
Kynaston ReevesSir Hugo Slate
Jennifer WrightMary Dean

Additional details

Origination
Live from theatre
Vision original
Monochrome
Extant status
No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags
universities, as theme or setting; weapons / bombs

Print sources

Title
Radio Times, 19 January 1961 (Magazine)
Linking notes
illustrated article, p. 47; listing, p. 49

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