Man Alive! (play)

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Man Alive!
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Written by John Dighton
Date premiered12 September 1955
Place premiered Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Folkestone
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

Man Alive! is a comedy play by the British writer John Dighton. In a strange turnaround at a department store in Oxford Street, a shop window mannequin comes to life and takes over the store while the unpopular manager is temporarily turned into a dummy.

After premiering at the Pleasure Gardens Theatre in Folkestone it transferred to the Aldwych Theatre where it ran for 84 performances from 14 June to 25 August 1956. The cast included Robertson Hare, Brian Reece, Wendy Craig, Joan Hickson and Joan Sims. [1]

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  1. Wearing p.437-38

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