Archive

Identifier: WINSLOWBOY2013

Inclusive Dates: 2013

Extent:

Production Files documenting the 2013 production of Terence Rattigan's The Winslow Boy at the American Airlines Theatre; the production was originally mounted at The Old Vic in London, England.  Directed by Lindsay Posner, with set and costume design by Peter McKintosh, lighting design by David Lander, sound design by Drew Levy, original music by Michael Bruce, and hair and wig design by Paul Huntley.

The production starred Michael Cumpsty as Desmond Curry, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Grace Winslow, Alessandro Nivola as Sir Robert Morton, and Roger Rees as Arthur Winslow; with Spencer Davis Milford as Ronnie Winslow, Henny Russell as Violet, Zachary Booth as Dickie Winslow, Charlotte Parry as Catherine Winslow, Chandler Williams as John Watherstone, Meredith Forlenza as Miss Barnes, and Stephen Pilkington as Fred.  The latter two actors also understudied roles, as did Glynis Bell, Anthony Crane, Anthony Newfield and Ryan Quigley.  


 

Written in 1946 and based on true events, The Winslow Boy is the story of young naval cadet Ronnie Winslow, who is accused of stealing a 5 shilling postal order, threatened with expulsion from the naval academy, and the legal battle that ensues.

This production was the play's first Broadway production since its US premiere in 1947.

Collection consists of two Hollinger boxes contains 15 folders, 2 copies of the Playbill (one is signed by the cast), marketing flyers, the cast/family photo, and backup projected titles templates.  

Digital holdings on the Archive 1 server include the following folders:
Costume Photographs (Archives-produced photos of costumes in the collection)
Education (Upstage study guide, scanned reviews of previous productions, transcripts of the related lecture series)
Media (B-roll footage, photos from Hiptix, Out at Roundabout, and Wine events, mp4 files of opening night footage and one performance clip)
Opening Night (171 jpeg photos)
Performance Reports
Playbill (20 jpeg scans)
Press (Pdf files of select press, and a transcript of an NPR interview)
Production Photographs (754 jpeg photographs and captioned selects)
Props (Archive-produced photos of show props in the collection, and a folder of Bobby Dowling's load-in, backstage, rehearsal room and preset photos and paperwork)
Rehearsal Photos (31 jpeg photos and selects)
Script
Show Art
Sign Interpreted Performance (19 jpeg photos)
Ticket Services (On sale ticket calendar)

Access Restrictions: Open and available to approved researchers by appointment only. See folder details for specific restrictions.

Preferred Citation: The Winslow Boy 2013, Roundabout Theatre Company Archive