Cavalcade

By Noel Coward

Theatre Royal Drury Lane 31 October 1931 – 10 September 1932 (405 performances) 

The show featured a cast of 400, and 22 different scene settings. In order the accommodate the number of scenes, Noel Coward insisted two additional electric-powered stage lifts were installed downstage, which remained in place until they were removed in 2019. 

Documents

1931 - From The Play
1931 - From The Play 
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Film Version (1933)

The play was made into a film in 1933

Revival – 1980 Redgrave Theatre, Farnham