This is a rare eight panel advertising herald (flyer) promoting the West End revival of the JULIAN FELLOWES, RICHARD M. SHERMAN and ROBERT B. SHERMAN musical "MARY POPPINS" at London's Prince Edward Theatre.
(The Original West End production opened October 15th, 2004 at London's Prince Edward Theatre and closed
January 12th, 2008 after more than 1250 performances. The revival began previews on October 23rd, 2019, officially opened November 13th, 2019 and suspended performances in March 2020 due to the pandemic.) ..... Based on the
stories of P. L. TRAVERS and the Walt Disney film, the musical starred ZIZI STRALLEN in the title role and CHARLIE STEMP as "Bert" and featured PETULA CLARK as "Bird Woman", JOSEPH MILLSON as "George Banks" AMY GRIFFITHS as "Winifred Banks", BARRY JAMES as "Admiral Boom", CLAIRE MACHIN as "Mrs. Brill", CLAIRE MOORE as "Miss Andrew" and JACK NORTH as "Robertson Ay" with ADELAIDE BARHAM, IMOGEN BOURN, CHARLOTTE BREEN, ELLIE KIT JONES and NUALA PEBERDY alternating as "Jane Banks" and EDWARD WALTON, FRED WILCOX, GABRIEL PAYNE, JOSEPH DUFFY and SAMUEL NEWBY alternating as "Michael Banks" ..... CREDITS: Original Music and Lyrics by RICHARD M. SHERMAN and ROBERT B. SHERMAN ("Over Here!", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"); Book by JULIAN FELLOWES ("Downton Abbey") based on the stories of P. L. TRAVERS and the Walt Disney film;
New Songs and Additional Music and Lyrics by GEORGE STILES and ANTHONY
DREWE; Co-created by CAMERON MACKINTOSH; Sets and Costumes designed by
BOB CROWLEY; Choreographed by MATTHEW BOURNE and STEPHEN MEAR; Directed by RICHARD EYRE and MATTHEW BOURNE;
Produced by DISNEY and CAMERON MACKINTOSH ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows. This eight panel flyer measures 4" X 8 1/4" inches (15 1/4" X 8 1/4" inches when opened), is printed on a heavy card stock and includes wonderful graphics, promotional text, several full color production photos, excerpts from nine reviews, performance schedule and booking information ..... CONDITION: This flyer is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.