Joie de Vivre
This show ran in the West End for only four performances.
“Thursday’s mixed reception for a musical comedy, JOIE DE VIVRE, at the Queen’s, was a luckless piece of theatre history. I cannot remember the last occasion when a production by our most distinguished management was booed. And the fact that the present piece is Terence Rattigan’s own version of his FRENCH WTHOUT TEARS must add to the surprise.” – J C Trewin, Birmingham Daily Post 16th July 1960 (page 7).
Cast & Crew
Cast
Alan Howard | Barrie Ingham |
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Aristide | Michael Ashlin |
Brian Curtis | Donald Sinden |
Chi-Chi | Joan Heal |
Commander Rogers | Terence Alexander |
Diana Lake | Joanna Rigby |
Ensemble – Dancers | Michael Ashlin |
Ensemble – Dancers | Patricia Burgess |
Ensemble – Dancers | Leonora Clark |
Ensemble – Dancers | Virginia Courtney |
Ensemble – Dancers | Corinne Duvernay |
Ensemble – Dancers | Edwin Fitton |
Ensemble – Dancers | John Gordon |
Ensemble – Dancers | Angela Jamieson |
Ensemble – Dancers | Bernard Jamieson |
Ensemble – Dancers | Lindsay Kemp |
Ensemble – Dancers | Terry Lefco |
Ensemble – Dancers | Jane Shore |
Ensemble – Dancers | Brenda Voak |
Ensemble – Dancers | Brian Willis |
Ensemble – Singers | Patricia Michael |
Ensemble – Singers | Donald Saunders |
Ensemble – Singers | Anna Sharkey |
Ensemble – Singers | Glenn Wilcox |
Jacqueline Maingot | Jill Martin |
John-Paul | Donald Saunders |
Kenneth Lake | Brook Williams |
Kit Neilan | Robin Hunter |
Lord Heybrook | James Land |
Marianne | Anna Sharkey |
Pierre | John Leslie |
Professor Maingot | Harold Kasket |
The Mayor | John Moore |
Therese | Lilian Moubrey |
Crew | |
Book | Terence Rattigan |
Choreographer | Ross Taylor |
Designer | Peter Rice |
Director | William Chappell |
Lyrics | Paul Dehn |
Music | Robert Stolz |
Musical Director | Michael Steyn |
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Play description
A musical version of “French Without Tears” by Terence Rattigan
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