A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1963 - 1965)

Original id:

5877

Start date:

3 October 1963

End date:

31 July 1965

Degree of relationship to ancient play:

Adaptation

Production notes:

The extensive run at the Strand was followed by a national tour, with Kenneth Connor taking over as director and Charles Hawtrey taking over the role of Hysterium.

Media of production:

Opera, musical and related genres

Languages:

English

Companies:

Ancient works:

Miles Gloriosus (The Boastful Soldier), Pseudolus, Casina, Mostellaria (The Haunted House), Curculio

Script	Author(s)
Miles Gloriosus (The Boastful Soldier)	Plautus
Pseudolus	Plautus
Casina	Plautus
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum	Larry Gelbart
Mostellaria (The Haunted House)	Plautus
Curculio	Plautus

Person	Role	Notes
George Abbott	Director	at the Strand Theatre
Kenneth Connor	Actor	Hysterium, at the Strand Theatre
Kenneth Connor	Director	for the national tour
Eddie Gray	Actor
Charles Hawtrey	Actor	Hysterium, for the national tour
Frankie Howerd	Actor	Prologus / Pseudolus
Jon Pertwee	Actor	Lycus
Jean Rosenthal	Lighting
Stephen Sondheim	Composer
Tony Walton	Set & Costume Designer

Venue	Festival	Dates	Notes
Strand Theatre (London, Greater London, England)		2 October, 1963	762 performances

Source	Format	Location if held at the APGRD	Pagination
Imperial Projections: Ancient Rome in Modern Popular Culture	Book	library	179
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum	Book	library	171
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum programme	Programme	archive

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