Fanny [excerpt]

Summary: This BBC presentation of a 45-minute excerpt from the new musical play Fanny was transmitted from a special performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, just a week after opening night.
Theatre play: Fanny by S. N. [Samuel Nathaniel] Behrman (1893-1973) and Joshua Logan [more information]
Play synopsis: This musical play tells the story of oyster-seller Fanny’s constant but hopeless love for the sea-struck Marius.
Production history: Opened at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London in November 1956.
Date of transmission: Monday 26 November 1956
Time: 7.30pm (45 mins)
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Director

William Hammerstein

Television Presentation by

John Vernon

Presented for the stage by

S. N. Gorlinsky

Book by

S. N. [Samuel Nathaniel] Behrman (1893-1973)

Book by

Joshua Logan

Composer

Harold Rome

Lyrics

Harold Rome

Musical Direction

Sets / Settings

Costumes

Choreographer

Cast

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