Oh What a Lovely War
Oh What a Lovely War is a satirical First World War musical devised by Joan Littlewood with Theatre Workshop and first staged at the Theatre Royal Stratford East on 19 March 1963. It began as Charles Chilton's radio piece The Long Long Trail. Richard Attenborough directed the 1969 film version.
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- Methuen & Co, 1965
The first edition of Oh What a Lovely War by Joan Littlewood was published in London by Methuen & Co in 1965. We track 2 editions.
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Who published the first edition of Oh What a Lovely War?
The first edition of Oh What a Lovely War by Joan Littlewood was published in London by Methuen & Co in 1965.
How many editions of Oh What a Lovely War are there?
We track 2 editions of Oh What a Lovely War, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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