Five Finger Exercise
The original cast finished on 19th September 1959, preceding a short holiday and then a tour of the USA prior to opening on Broadway (with Jessica Tandy replacing Adrianne Allen) on 2nd December. The London run, redirected by Peter Wood, resumed on 21st September with a different cast and was advertised as a new production.
Cast & Crew
Cast
Clive Harrington | Brian Bedford |
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Louise Harrington | Adrianne Allen |
Pamela Harrington | Juliet Mills |
Stanley Harrington | Roland Culver |
Walter Langer | Michael Bryant |
Louise Harrington (temporary replacement) | Marian Spencer
(January – February 1959) |
Clive Harrington (replacement) | Barry Warren
(started 21st September 1959) |
Louise Harrington (replacement) | Eileen Peel
(started 21st September 1959) |
Pamela Harrington (replacement) | Linda Gardner
(started 21st September 1959) |
Stanley Harrington (replacement) | Clive Morton
(started 21st September 1959) |
Walter Langer (replacement) | Gareth Davies
(started 21st September 1959) |
Crew | |
Director | John Gielgud |
Director (second cast) | Peter Wood |
Lighting | Joe Davis
(credited as ‘Chief Engineer’) |
Setting by | Timothy O’Brien |
Stage Manager | Gwen Hill |
Assistant Stage Manager | Nigel Stannard |
Chief Costume Supervisor | Lily Taylor |
Company Manager | John Murphy |
General Manager | Bernard Gordon |
Press Representative | Vivienne Byerley |
Production Manager | Ian Dow |
Scenery built by | Brunskill & Loveday |
Scenery painted by | Alick Johnstone |
- Observations (1)
- Source: University of Bristol Theatre Collection
- Last modified by Jared William.
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Observations
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The pictures of John Turner, discovered in 2017 in a suitcase and published in the BBC article by Phil Coomes at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-43782267, include one of a lady collecting for the PDSA. Behind her is a poster for this Comedy Theatre production of Five Finger Exercise, and the caption reads ‘A woman collecting for the PDSA charity, Regent Street, London, 1955’. However, given the details on this site, it is more likely 1958.
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