Blue Comet (play)
Blue Comet | |
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Written by | Eden Phillpotts |
Date premiered | 11 September 1926 |
Place premiered | Repertory Theatre, Birmingham |
Original language | English |
Genre | Comedy |
Blue Comet is a comedy play by the British writer Eden Phillpotts. The plot revolves around the differing reactions of the characters when the earth is threatened by an incoming comet.
It premiered at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in September 1926. The following year it enjoyed a run of thirty seven performances at the Royal Court Theatre in London's West End between 23 February and 26 March 1927. The original London cast included Paul Cavanagh, Eliot Makeham, Clarence Blakiston, Edward Chapman, Minnie Rayner, and Dorothy Black.[1]
References[]
- ^ Wearing p.499
Bibliography[]
- Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
Categories:
- 1926 plays
- West End plays
- British plays
- Comedy plays
- Works by Eden Phillpotts
- 1920s play stubs