A RIde on the Donkeys

Summary: 1959 BBC production of A Ride on the Donkeys by Willis Hall, presented by the Midlands television studio. This was the first in a trilogy of Hall’s ‘seaside’ plays to be televised this year (Last Day in Dreamland, A Glimpse of the Sea and A Ride on the Donkeys), although it is not certain that any of these were written for the stage, despite the involvement of the Nottingham Playhouse Company in the first of the television productions.
Theatre play: A RIde on the Donkeys by Willis Hall (1929-2005) [more information]
Play synopsis: The story of Albert Gosport, a young ‘donkeyman’ of humble ambitions who is encouraged by his wife and brother to make more of the opportunities that come his way.
Production history: This play, the last in the trilogy of seaside plays by Willis Hall, may not have been played on the stage prior to its 1957 radio and 1959 television productions.
Date of transmission: Thursday 29 October 1959
Time: 8.15-9.15pm
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Hal Burton

Playwright

Willis Hall (1929-2005)

Designer

Hal Burton

Cast

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