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Opening Nights

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Russell Davies examines the stories behind the opening nights of well-known musicals.

This week he recalls the musical Canterbury Tales which opened in the spring of 1968. This was the last show to come under the jurisdiction of the Lord Chamberlain's office which ruled that "the fart must not sound throughout the theatre".

(Repeated Saturday 11pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Russell Davies
Producer:
Sally Ratman
Source: Radio Times

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