| The French Mistress | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Sonnie Hale |
| Date premiered | 16 May 1955 |
| Place premiered | Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
The French Mistress is a comedy play by the British entertainer Sonnie Hale under the pen name Robert Munro about the arrival of a new young French teacher at a traditional public school.
It premiered at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff in May 1955. Four years later it enjoyed a West End run of 185 performances, first at the Adelphi Theatre before transferring to the Prince's Theatre. The cast included Hugh Wakefield and Richard Bird. [1]
Performed at Adelphi Theatre, Strand, London, 13 Jun 1959; presented by Jack Hylton; directed by Joan Riley; settings by Denis Wreford Transferred to: Prince's Theatre, London, closing performance, 21 Nov 1959; Theatre Royal, Windsor, April 1959
Originally at: Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff, 16 May 1955, then Wimbledon Theatre, 20 June 1955; directed by Robert Monro
On tour: October to December 1956, starring Jack Buchanan [2]
Casts: Sonnie Hale, Kathleen St John, John Law, Nigel Beard, Robin Lloyd, Juliet Winsor, Bruce Heighley, Kenneth Outwin, Olive Milbourne, Sydney King, Nicholas Stevenson, Gary Watson, Susan Maryott, Anthony Green, Richard Ives, Colin Wall, Christopher Sandford, Kenneth Laird, Richard Bird, Rosamond Burne, Peter Gray, Scot Finch, Michael Meacham, Marie-Claire Verlene, Pearson Dodd, Richard Fox, Peter Greenspan, David Lord, Hugh Wakefield
In 1960 it was turned into a film A French Mistress directed by Roy Boulting and starring Cecil Parker, Agnès Laurent, James Robertson Justice and Ian Bannen. [3] (The same theme should be compared to Tamahine, 1963, by Denis Cannan).
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