The Holly and the Ivy (play)

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The Holly and the Ivy
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Written by Wynyard Browne
Date premiered6 March 1950
Place premiered Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff
Original languageEnglish
GenreDrama

The Holly and the Ivy is a 1950 play by the British writer Wynyard Browne. A vicar attempts to deal with the various problems of his family as they gather for the Christmas period.

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It originally premiered at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff before transferring to the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith where it ran for 37 performances. [1] It then began a West End run of 412 performances at the Duchess Theatre between 10 May 1950 and 5 May 1951. The West End cast included Herbert Lomas, Jane Baxter, Bryan Forbes, Patrick Waddington, Andrew Crawford, Maureen Delany and Margaret Halstan. [2]

Adaptation

In 1952 it was adapted into a film of the same title by London Films, directed by George More O'Ferrall and starring Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson and Margaret Leighton. [3]

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References

  1. Wearing p.13
  2. Wearing p.20
  3. Goble p.59

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