A Taste of Honey is the first play by the English playwright and screenwriter Shelagh Delaney, written when she was 19. The play had its premiere in 1958, and was subsequently adapted into the 1961 fi
"Methuen's Modern Plays" 1959 paperback front cover
Angela Lansbury (left) as Helen with Joan Plowright (right) as Jo in the original Broadway production of A Taste of Honey
Joan Ann Olivier, Baroness Olivier, commonly known as Dame Joan Plowright, was an English actress whose career spanned over six decades. She received several accolades including two Golden Globe Award
A Taste of Honey
…Helen – Angela Lansbury Josephine – Joan Plowright Peter – Nigel Davenport…
Plowright in 1958
Plowright with Laurence Olivier, President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan, 1983