Nap Hand (play)
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Written by | Vernon Sylvaine Guy Bolton |
Date premiered | 19 February 1940 |
Place premiered | Manchester Opera House |
Original language | English |
Genre | Comedy |
Nap Hand is a 1940 comedy play by Vernon Sylvaine and Guy Bolton. The title refers to the sporting term, a nap hand. The farce revolves around quintuplets.
After premiering at the Manchester Opera House, it ran for 83 performances at the Aldwych Theatre in London between 2 March and 11 May 1940. The cast included Ralph Lynn, Kay Walsh, William Hartnell, Marjorie Corbett, Francis de Wolff, Frederick Piper and Bertha Belmore. It was produced by Austin Melford.[1]
References[]
- ^ Wearing p.9
Bibliography[]
- Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
Categories:
- 1940 plays
- Comedy plays
- West End plays
- Plays set in England
- Plays by Vernon Sylvaine
- Plays by Guy Bolton
- 1940s play stubs