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Opening Nights

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Russell Davies looks at the stories behind the opening nights of well-known musicals.
3: Oh What a Lovely War. On 19 March 1963 war broke out in the unlikely surroundings of the Theatre Royal in East London. Oh What a Lovely IVarwas waged by Joan Littlewood and her Theatre
Workshop, fought in Pierrot costumes and deployed tickertape, photographs andjingoistic songs with ironic precision. Producer Mark Burman

Contributors

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Russell Davies
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Joan Littlewood
Producer:
Mark Burman
Source: Radio Times

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