HENRY VIII (1936)

Written by: William Shakespeare

Presented by: Sydney Carroll

Directed: Robert Atkins

Vivien's role: Anne Boleyn

Location: Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park

Opened: June 22, 1936

Cast: Vivien Leigh (Anne Boleyn), Gyles Isham (Duke on Buckingham), C. N. Anson (Cardinal Campeius), Lyn Harding (King), Baliol Holloway (Wolsey), Lawrence Baskcomb (Lord Chamberlain), Franklyn Kelsey (Griffiths), Phyllis Nelson-Terry (Queen), and Hilda Trevllyan (Old Lady)

Some Facts

A few days after the production ended and during which Vivien had felt ill, she came down with a bad case of influenza.

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