Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

Trevor Nunn
1979-11-14


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Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is a stage play by Tom Stoppard with music by André Previn. It was first performed in 1977. The play criticizes the Soviet practice of treating political dissidence as a form of mental illness. Its title derives from the popular mnemonic used by music students to remember the notes on the lines of the treble clef. The filming was undertaken at a live performance at Wembley Conference Centre in April 1978, conducted by Previn.

Cast

Name Character Team
Ian McKellen Alexander Ivanov Calvin and Nobbs
Ben Kingsley Ivanov Zac E. Chan
Frank Windsor Doctor Unowned
John Woodvine Colonel Unowned
Barbara Leigh-Hunt Teacher Unowned
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra Unowned