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The Bird-Watcher

Summary
1966 Rediffusion presentation of a rehearsal performance of Georges Feydeau’s French farce The Bird-Watcher by the Hampstead Theatre Club.
Theatre play
The Birdwatcher [Monsieur Chasse!] by Georges Feydeau (1862-1921) [more information]
Date of transmission
Monday 17 January 1966
Time
10.40-11.10pm
Series
Take It from the Top
Channel
ITV
Production company
Rediffusion (1964-68)
Theatre company
Hampstead Theatre Club

Credits

Director
Richard Cottrell
Producer
Geoffrey Hughes
Playwright
Georges Feydeau (1862-1921)
Translator
Richard Cottrell
Introduced by
John Fernald
Cast
Michael BatesMoricet
John BownDuchotel
Sylvia ColeridgeMadame Latour
Prunella ScalesLeontine

Additional details

Extant status
No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags
19th-century setting; farce; French drama

Print sources

Title
TV Times, 13 January 1966 (Magazine)
Linking notes
listing, p. 31

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