Daphne Laureola
- Summary
- BBC Television production of James Bridie’s Daphne Laureola, presented from the Midland television studio.
- Theatre play
- Daphne Laureola by James Bridie (1888-1951) [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Thursday 31 July 1958
- Time
- 8.30pm (90 mins)
- Channel
- BBC Television
- Production company
- BBC
Credits
- Producer
- Peter Dews
- Playwright
- James Bridie (1888-1951)
- Designer
- Margaret Peacock
- Cast
Felix Aylmer Sir Joseph Geoffrey Bayldon George Pamela Buck Helen Diana Churchill Lady Pitts Fred Fairclough Gooch Ronald Fraser First Spiv Joan Geary Bored Woman John Greenwood Bill Harry Lockart Ernest Alfred Lynch Bob Arnold Peters Manager Michael Robbins Second Spiv John Sharp Watson Geoffrey Taylor Bored Man Geoffrey Toone Vincent Dorothy White Maisie
Additional details
- Extant status
- No archival copy is known to exist.
- Play tags
- ageing; morality play; tragicomedy
Print sources
- Title
- Daphne Down to Earth: Bridie Allegory in Televised Form (Newspaper review)
- Reference
- The Times, 1 August 1958, p. 11
- Title
- Radio Times, 25 July 1958 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- pp. 4 (article) and 15 (listing)
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