The Egg
Producer Jack Waller died, aged 72, during preparations for this show, on 28th July 1957.
Waller’s uncredited co-producers, John and James Woolf of Romulus Films, had set up this production as a vehicle for Laurence Harvey, but he was too busy filming THE SILENT ENEMY to commit to it. (See Ernie Player: ‘Film Brothers Tackle the Stage’, Picturegoer 14th September 1957, page 7.)
Henry McGee took over playing the lead for three performances during the production’s final week, when Nigel Patrick was ill. (See The Stage 30th January 1958, page 10.)
Cast & Crew
Cast
| 1st Man | Victor Wood |
|---|---|
| 1st Woman | Frieda Knorr |
| 2nd Man | Ireland Wood |
| 2nd Woman | Margaret Dawn |
| 3rd Woman | Gladys Tudor |
| Barbedart | Frank Royde |
| Beatrice | Mary Peach |
| Bernard | George Margo |
| Caretaker | Gladys Tudor |
| Caroline | Eira Heath |
| Charlotte | Elaine Montgomerie |
| Counsel for the Defence | Frank Royde |
| Counsel for the Prosecution | Austin Trevor |
| Customer | Victor Wood |
| Doctor | Jack Allen |
| Emile | Nigel Patrick |
| Emile’s mother | Gladys Dawson |
| Eugene | Frank Royde |
| Folleroy | Nigel Green |
| Joseph | Keith Banks |
| Judge | Edgar K Bruce |
| Lucy | Margaret Dawn |
| Miss Plume | Barbara Cavan |
| Mr Bertulet | Jack Allen |
| Mrs Bertulet | Barbara Cavan |
| Pauline | Jennifer Phipps |
| Raffard | Austin Trevor |
| Rose | Miriam Karlin |
| Strakard | Jack Allen |
| Tanson | Keith Banks |
| Uncle Max | Edgar K Bruce |
| Waiter | Keith Banks |
| Young Girl | Marigold Russell |
| Emile (temporary replacement) | Henry McGee
(January 1958) |
Crew | |
| Designer | Roger Furse |
| Director | Charles Frank |
| Lighting | Michael Northen |
| Translation | Charles Frank |
| Presented by arrangement with | STP (Theatres) Ltd |
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