Cinderella - Poster, 1979
Title
Cinderella - Poster, 1979
Date
22 December 1979
Description
Poster for Cinderella, the Theatre Royal Pantomime for 1979.
What's the story?
This production of Cinderella starred Windsor Davies and Don Estelle as Baron and Buttons respectively.
Both actors were famous TV names from It Ain’t Half Hot Mum, the hugely popular BBC sitcom about the adventures of a Royal Artillery Concert Party in India during the last months of the Second World War. It was broadcast between 1974 and 1981 and written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
This Pantomime followed on from the successful Mother Goose in 1978, starring John Inman, an equally successful contemporary TV star. Therefore, it is clear that following its 1977 refurbishment the Theatre Royal was able to attract the very top names of the day for its annual Pantomime.
Also appearing in the show were Dailey and Wayne, Jane Fyffe, Burden & Moran, Jackie Scott and Jane Terry.
Both actors were famous TV names from It Ain’t Half Hot Mum, the hugely popular BBC sitcom about the adventures of a Royal Artillery Concert Party in India during the last months of the Second World War. It was broadcast between 1974 and 1981 and written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
This Pantomime followed on from the successful Mother Goose in 1978, starring John Inman, an equally successful contemporary TV star. Therefore, it is clear that following its 1977 refurbishment the Theatre Royal was able to attract the very top names of the day for its annual Pantomime.
Also appearing in the show were Dailey and Wayne, Jane Fyffe, Burden & Moran, Jackie Scott and Jane Terry.
Type
Poster
Location of item
Private Collection: Richard Smedley
Rights
Private Collection: Richard Smedley
Contributor
Researcher: David Longford
Format
28cm x 47.5cm
