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84 Charing Cross Road

1998
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About 84 Charing Cross Road

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This wonderful show is a dramatization of business letters between a young struggling writer in New York and an antiquarian book store in London. In a sense, these are also love letters. They are about the love of good literature.

The play takes place over a twenty year period, beginning in 1949 when Helene Hanff (played on Broadway by Ellen Burstyn) first writes Marks & Co. and ends in 1969 with the death of Frank Doel, the delightfully dusty supplier of so many old volumes to Helen who has shown her gratitude through the years by sending "care packages" to the staff of Marks & Co.

September 28 - October 3, 1998

  • The Courthouse Theatre

  • Genre:

  • Playwright: Helene Hanff

  • Director: Julian Oldfield

Cast

Pam Maiden

Helene

Ron Hedgcock

Frank

Genevieve Greene

Megan

Rebecca White

Cecily

Barrie McCausland

Mr Martin

Tim Gay

William

Marilyn Chestnut

Maxine

Jamie McDonald

Thomas

Barbara Snibson

Mrs Todd

Crew

  • Stage Manager
    Matthew Oates
  • Set Design
    Julian Oldfield
  • Properties
    Jacqui Coulter
  • Lighting
    Frank and Leon Hanrahan
  • Sound Recording
    Michael Zala
  • Publicity
    Lidia Aitkin
  • Program
    Barry Breen and Laura Fazzalari
  • Set Construction
    and other services
    Jacqui Coulter, Jenny Debney, Ivan Downing, Yvonne Downing, Leslie Hale, Andrew Hall, Gary Hall, Wendy Hall, Ron Hedgcock, Frank Lilley, Peter Nethercote, Matthew Oates, Julian Oldfield, Andrew Seeary, John Stuchbery
  • Front of House
    Yvonne Downing and BNT Members
  • Photography
    Helen Irving

Gallery