The Petition

PlayOriginalBroadway

Opening Date

Apr 24, 1986

Closing Date

Jun 29, 1986

1st Preview

Apr 16, 1986

1st Preview

Apr 16, 1986

Previews

Performances

PlayOriginalBroadway

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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres

John Golden Theatre
(Apr 24, 1986 - Jun 29, 1986)

Setting

An apartment in Belgravia, London. Between 10 AM and 12 Noon.

People
- Production Staff
- Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)

Produced by Robert Whitehead, Roger L. Stevens and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President); Produced in association with Astramead, Ltd. (Mark Shivas, Barry Davis, Peter Barkworth, Brian Clark; Founders) and Freeshooter Productions Ltd. (Nathan Joseph, Founder)

Written by Brian Clark

Directed by Peter Hall

Production Design by John Bury

General Manager: Max Allentuck

Production Stage Manager: William Dodds; Stage Manager: Amy Pell

General Press Representative: The Fred Nathan Company, Inc.; Speech Consultant: Timothy Monich; Advertising: Weiner Associates; Photographer: Joan Marcus; Cover & Special Photographs: Allan Montaine; Graphic Design: Larry Lurin

Hume Cronyn

General Sir Edmund Milne

Jessica Tandy

Lady Elizabeth Milne
Awards

Tony Award®

Best Actor in Play

1986 Nominee
Hume Cronyn

Best Actress in a Play

1986 Nominee
Jessica Tandy

Statistics

Season:

Week Ending	Gross	% Gross Pot.	Attendance	% Capacity	# Previews	# Perf.

Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.

People
Awards
Statistics

Production Staff
Opening Night Cast

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)

Produced by Robert Whitehead, Roger L. Stevens and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President); Produced in association with Astramead, Ltd. (Mark Shivas, Barry Davis, Peter Barkworth, Brian Clark; Founders) and Freeshooter Productions Ltd. (Nathan Joseph, Founder)

Written by Brian Clark

Directed by Peter Hall

Production Design by John Bury

General Manager: Max Allentuck

Production Stage Manager: William Dodds; Stage Manager: Amy Pell

General Press Representative: The Fred Nathan Company, Inc.; Speech Consultant: Timothy Monich; Advertising: Weiner Associates; Photographer: Joan Marcus; Cover & Special Photographs: Allan Montaine; Graphic Design: Larry Lurin

Hume Cronyn

General Sir Edmund Milne

Jessica Tandy

Lady Elizabeth Milne

Tony Award®

Best Actor in Play

1986 Nominee
Hume Cronyn

Best Actress in a Play

1986 Nominee
Jessica Tandy

Season:

Week Ending	Gross	% Gross Pot.	Attendance	% Capacity	# Previews	# Perf.

Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.

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