Original id:
8850
Start date:
1 January 1955
Degree of relationship to ancient play:
Adaptation
Media of production:
Stage-play
Languages:
English
The Alcestiad; or, A Life in the Sun (1955)
Companies:
Ancient works:
Information related to this production
| Script | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Alkestis | Euripides |
| The Alcestiad; or, A Life in the Sun | Thornton Wilder |
| Person | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Guthrie | Director | |
| Tanya Moiseiwitsch | Designer | |
| Irene Worth | Actor | Alcestis |
| Venue | Festival | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly Rooms (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland) | Edinburgh International Festival & Festival Fringe (1955) | world première |
| Source | Format | Location if held at the APGRD | Pagination | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Guthrie: A Biography | Book | library | 352 | |
| Alcestis on the British stage | Photocopy | archive | 303 |
How to cite this production
The Alcestiad; or, A Life in the Sun (1955), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/8850 <3 December 2024>