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SHAF/B/4
Title
'The Merry Roosters Panto'
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- Nov.-Dec. 1963 (Creation)
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Draft of a script for 'The Merry Roosters Panto,' which was directed by Joan Littlewood and ran as matinees during the run of 'Oh What a Lovely War' at the Theatre Workshop from December 17 1963 to January 11 1964. The cast included Victor Spinetti, Avis Bunnage, and Murray Melvin.
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See also the Scrapbook of material relating to 'Five Finger Exercise', 'The Private Ear' and 'The Public Eye', 'Merry Roosters Panto', 'Royal Hunt of the Sun', and 'Black Comedy,' SHAF B2/3/8.
SHAF B18a, Miscellaneous fragments of playscripts and other writings, may contain fragments of drafts of this play.
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- Littlewood, Joan Maud (1914-2002), theatre director (Subject)
- Spinetti, Vittorio Giorgio Andre (1929–2012), actor (Subject)
- Bunnage, Avis (1923-1990), actor (Subject)
- Melvin, Murray (1932-2023), actor (Subject)