Will Any Gentleman?

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Will Any Gentleman?
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Written by Vernon Sylvaine
Date premiered17 July 1950
Place premiered Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
Setting London, present day

Will Any Gentleman? is a 1950 stage farce by the British writer Vernon Sylvaine. [1] The play was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool in July 1950. It then went on to the West End, running for 364 performances at the Stand Theatre between September 1950 and July 1951. [2] It starred Robertson Hare, who appeared in several plays by Sylvaine. Hare plays a mild-mannered bank clerk who, after a night out, is hypnotized into a much more assertive lifestyle.

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Original cast

Film adaptation

In 1953 the play was adapted into a film directed by Michael Anderson. George Cole replaced Robertson Hare in the leading role.

References

  1. ↑ Wearing, J. P. (16 September 2014). The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9780810893085 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Wearing p.42

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