The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Programme

Another from 1969. This was one of the last shows at the Saville Theatre in the top part of Shaftesbury Avenue before it became a cinema ( now the Odeon Covent Garden ). The building still retains many of its beautiful original architectural features. Leonard Rossiter was a brilliant stage actor although better known for his film and TV roles ( Rigsby and Reginald Perrin spring to mind ). Although there was quite a large cast for this production it was very much centred around one of Rossiter’s wackier over the top performances. The ads in the programme give the impression that theatre ( in London anyway ) had become a form of entertainment for the relatively well-off. The show had come from the Glasgow Citizens Theatre via Nottingham Playhouse in both of which venues I imagine the ticket prices were much more reasonable. Click on the image to download the programme.Arturo

 

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