Lessons from Joan (2018) Online
- Original Title :
- Lessons from Joan
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary
- Year :
- 2018
- Directror :
- Walter McIntosh
- Cast :
- Judy Cornwell,Nadine Holdsworth,Murray Melvin
- Type :
- Movie
- Time :
- 54min
- Rating :
- 6.9/10
'Lessons from Joan' revisits a vibrant and fascinating moment in British theatre history - the creation and performance of iconoclastic director Joan Littlewood's 1963 satirical World War I musical 'Oh, What a Lovely War!' By exploring the memories of several esteemed actors - members of the original 1963 cast, including Barbara Windsor and Murray Melvin - with archive footage and photographs, 'Lessons from Joan' evokes what it was about Joan Littlewood's technique of theatre writing and directing that made 'Oh, What a Lovely War!' such a fresh and revolutionary theatrical work when it premiered in 1963, why the play inspired a movie adaption starring Maggie Smith, Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud in 1969, and why it continues to entertain and move audiences today.
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Judy Cornwell | - | Herself |
 | Nadine Holdsworth | - | Herself |
 | Murray Melvin | - | Himself |
 | Brian Murphy | - | Himself |
| Kevin Palmer | - | Himself |
| Peter Rankin | - | Himself |
 | Barbara Windsor | - | Herself |
 | Paul Dawber | - | Sir Douglas Haig / Ensemble |
| Chris Gaffney | - | Sir John French / Ensemble |
| Jacob Grech | - | The MC / Ensemble |
| Melinda Firth | - | Mrs. Pankhurst / Ensemble |
| Mark Doggett | - | Kaiser Wilhelm II / Ensemble |
| Hayley Barker | - | Music Hall Star / Ensemble |
 | Ezel Doruk | - | Ensemble |
 | David Price | - | Ensemble |