Philip Le Bas (British, b. 1925): The Apollo Theatre & The Phoenix Theatre

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both oil on panel, each signed P. Le Bas, the Apollo Theatre with the 1976 production Confusions written by Alan Ayckbourn; the Phoenix Theatre with the 1978 production Night and Day written by Tom Stoppard, each in metallic frame,
the larger 25 1/4in (64cm) square framed, (2)

The West End run of Night and Day won the 1978 Evening Standard Award for Best Play and saw Dame Diana Rigg in the role of Ruth Carson. The play transferred to Broadway's Anta Theatre the following year, with Dame Maggie Smith as Ruth.