The Apple Cart
At the 1957 Tony Awards this production received one nomination:-
Best Actor in a Play – Maurice Evans
The winner was:-
Best Actor in a Play – Fredric March “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”
Cast & Crew
Cast
Alice, The Princess Royal | Patience Cleveland |
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Amanda Postelthwaite (Postmistress General) | Claudia Morgan |
Balbus (Home Secretary) | Guy Spaull |
Billy Boanerges (President of the Board of Trade) | Mercer McLeod |
Crassus (Colonial Secretary) | Noel Leslie |
Joe Proteus (Prime Minister) | Charles Carson |
Lysistrata (Powermistress General) | Pat Nye |
Magnus (King of England) | Maurice Evans |
Mr Vanhattan (American Ambassador) | Raymond Bramley |
Nicobar (Foreign Secretary) | Jack Livesey |
Orinthia (the King’s Mistress) | Signe Hasso |
Pamphilius (the King’s Private Secretary) | Norman Barrs |
Pliny (Chancellor of the Exchequer) | William Jackson |
Queen Jemima | Katherine Hynes |
Sempronius (the King’s Private Secretary) | George Turner |
Crew | |
Costumes | Noel Taylor |
Designer & Lighting | Robert O’Hearn |
Director | George Schaefer |
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Play description
THE APPLE CART: A POLITICAL EXTRAVAGANZA is a 1928 play by George Bernard Shaw. It is a satirical comedy about several political philosophies expounded by the characters, often in lengthy monologues. The plot follows the fictional English King Magnus as he spars with, and ultimately outwits, Prime Minister Proteus and his cabinet, who seek to strip the monarchy of its remaining political influence. Magnus opposes the corporation Breakages, Limited, which controls politicians and impedes technical progress.
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