9 ff. of material relating to the production at the Chichester Festival Theatre, comprising ff. 63-72 of the scrapbook. There are 15 cuttings, most of them theatre reviews, including Bernard Levin's "The greatest play of our generation" from the 'Daily Mail' of 8 July 1964 and its follow-up "I was right -- It is the best new play" written after a second visit, and the third "Thank you Mr S for the greatest play in my lifetime" written on the play's transfer to London; other critics include Bamber Gascoigne, J. W. Lambert, and Harold Hobson.
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Part of Papers of Sir Peter Shaffer
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Dec. 1963
Part of Papers of Sir Peter Shaffer
5 ff. of material relating to the production at the Wyndham's Theatre in December 1963, comprising ff. 57-61 of the scrapbook, with a programme and six cuttings of theatre reviews, including one by Bamber Gascoigne entitled "Oh what a lovely ball" from 'The Observer'; other cuttings of reviews are taken from 'The Daily Mail', 'The Sunday Telegraph', 'The Sunday Citizen', 'The Sunday Times', and 'The Times'.