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84 CHARING CROSS ROAD
Synopsis:
The true story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship. In 1949, a struggling American writer, Helene Hanff, sees an ad in ‘The Saturday Review of Literature’ for the bookstore Marks & Co of 84 Charing Cross Road, London, that sells antiquarian books by mail order.
She writes hoping to indulge her love of beautiful books and begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank Doel that lasts 20 years.
PLAYWRIGHT:
The warm, compassionate and very human exchange of letters was first published as a book by Helene Hanff and then skillfully and lovingly adapted for the stage by James Roose-Evans
84 CHARING CROSS ROAD
Genre: Drama
Playwright: James Roose-Evans
Directed by: Peter Forester
Production Date: April 2011
Group: BHTC
Staged: The Theatre, Church Walk, Burgess Hill
BHTC Production Number: 267
Cast
Crew
Peter Forester
Pippa Jones
Peter Forester
Peter Forester, Andy Squires & Graham Wood
Chris Childs
Chrissie Walton & Karen Hughes
Pippa Jones & Cast
Pam Skilton
Director
Assistant Director
Set Design
Set Construction
Lighting & Sound
Properties
Wardrobe
Hairstyles
Pauline Childs
Jan Case
Peter Gooding
David Abbott
Rosalind Wood with
the assistance of Club Members
Make-Up
Prompt
Publicity
Poster & Programme Design
Box Office & Front of House
Programme & Press Cutting
Production & Backstage Photos 1-37
Photos courtesy of Sue Gooding
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