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"The Field of the Cloth of Gold" is a Victorian theatrical burlesque that parodies the famous 16th-century diplomatic summit between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France. The stage production was performed by Lydia Thompson, a prominent British dancer and actress known for her rol...
The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood is an 1840 fairy extravaganza by J. R. Planché, adapting the familiar enchanted-princess tale for London's theatrical stage.
J.R. Planché's Beauty and the Beast is an 1841 English pantomime, notable for providing an early and successful stage adaptation of the classic French fairy tale for British audiences.
The Golden Fleece is J. R. Planché's 1845 two-part classical extravaganza, a comic treatment of the Argonautica and Euripides's Medea staged at the Haymarket.
The Invisible Prince is J. R. Planché's 1846 one-act fairy extravaganza, based on Madame d'Aulnoy's Prince Lutin and first staged at London's Haymarket Theatre.
Olympic Revels is an 1831 mythological burletta by J. R. Planché and Charles Dance, notable for launching Madame Vestris's management of London's Olympic Theatre.
The Island of Jewels is J. R. Planché's 1849 fairy extravaganza for London's Lyceum Theatre, noted for lavish staging and a closing tableau of crown jewels.
J.R. Planché wrote Whittington and his Cat as an English pantomime, notable for adapting the traditional folk tale of Richard Whittington into a popular Victorian stage production.
The Bee and the Orange Tree is a Victorian pantomime by J.R. Planché, notable for adapting Madame d'Aulnoy's classic French fairy tale to the traditional British theatrical stage.
The Yellow Dwarf is a 19th-century English pantomime by J.R. Planché, a creator notable for significantly reforming British theater by introducing historically accurate stage costumes.
The Island of Jewels is a Victorian pantomime by J.R. Planché, a playwright notable for reforming British theater through his elaborate stagecraft and historically accurate costumes.
