Quiet Weekend (play)
Original theatre programme
Quiet Weekend is a 1941 play by the British writer Esther McCracken.[1] It opened on 2 July 1941 at Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End, where it enjoyed a successful run of 1,059 performances, closing on 29 January, 1944.[2] The production was directed by Richard Bird and designed by Michael Relph.[3] It was a sequel to the 1938 play Quiet Wedding.
Original West End cast[]
- Adrian Barrasford - Frank Cellier
- Arthur Royd - George Thorpe
- Bella Hitchins - Helene Burls
- Denys Royd - Michael Wilding
- Ella Spender - Dorothy Batley
- Jim Brent - Geoffrey Denys
- Marcia Brent - Gwynne Whitby
- Mary Jerrow - Gladys Boot
- Mildred Royd - Marjorie Fielding
- Miranda Bute - Glynis Johns
- Rowena Marriott - Jeanne Stuart
- Sally Spender - Gabrielle Blunt
- Sam Pecker - Basil Mitchell
Adaptation[]
In 1946 it was turned into a film Quiet Weekend directed by Harold French.[4]
References[]
- ^ Chambers p.463
- ^ Wearing, J. P. (August 22, 2014). The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810893061 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Production of Quiet Weekend | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Quiet Week End (1946)". BFI.
Bibliography[]
- Chambers, Colin. Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre. Continuum, 2002.
- Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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