"The theatre's not in my family.... and I knew nobody at all."

In 1943 Peter Daubeny lost an arm in action at Salerno and his hopes of an acting career were abruptly shattered. After the war. he embarked on a new career as an impresario, a career which culminated in the World Theatre seasons at the Aldwych Theatre. He died on 6 August 1975 at the age of 54.

His story is told by his widow Molly Daubeny with the voices of Antonio, Richard Attenborough, Kitty Black, Richard Buckle, Alfred Davis, Martin Esslin, Edwige Feuillere, Lynn Fontanne, Hermione Gingold, Peter Hall, Terry Hands, Harold Hobson, Karolos Koun, Alfred Lunt, Micheal Mac Liammoir, Yehudi And Diana Menuhin, Roland Petit, Marie Rambert, Paul Scofield, Christopher Soames, Peter Ustinov and Peter Daubeny