Peter Nichols' "POPPY" Alfred Marks / Antonia Ellis 1984 London Musical Flyer
$ 26.4
Description
This is a rare six panel, fold-open advertising herald (flyer) promoting ticket sales for the Original West End production of the PETER NICHOLS and MONTY NORMAN musical play "POPPY" at the Adelphi Theatre in London. (The Original West End production began previews on November 14th, 1983, officially opened November 22nd, 1983 and ran for three months, closing February 18th, 1984 .) ..... The musical starred ALFRED MARKS, GEOFFREY HUTCHINGS, ANTONIA ELLIS and DAVID FIRTH and featured NICHOLA McAULIFFE, JANET SHAW, KEN WYNNE, LEO ANDREW, WAYNE ASPINALL, DAVID BACON, RAY BEGLEY, JIMMY CASSIDY, ANDREA CHANCE, SAMANTHA HUGHES, CHRISTOPHER HURST, ANDREW THOMAS JAMES, JULIE KIRK, SARAH LAM, JULIA LINTOTT, STEWART MACKINTOSH, KATIE RANDALL, TANO REA, JAN REVERE, DIANE SIMMONS, ANTONY SIMONS, PHILIP TSARAS, JOHN WATTS, DONALD WAUGH and MARK WHITE ..... CREDITS: Book by PETER NICHOLS; Music by MONTY NORMAN; Sets designed by FARRAH; Costumes designed by ALEXANDER REID; Choreographed by ONNA WHITE; Directed by TERRY HANDS; Produced by MICHAEL S. LANDES, BURTON L. LITWIN, ALBERT SCHWARTZ, BERT SIEGELSON and LOUISE WESTERGAARD in association with ALMI ENTERTAINMENT FINANCE CORP. by arrangement with the ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows. This six panel, bi-fold flyer measures 4" X 8 3/8" inches (11 3/4" X 8 3/8" inches when opened) and includes beautiful graphics, full production credits, cast list, a number of full color production photos, excerpts from eight London reviews, performance times, ticket prices and booking information ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light surface and edge wear, this rare flyer is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian.
