Down Came a Blackbird (play)

Down Came a Blackbird is a 1953 comedy play by the British writer Peter Blackmore. It was first staged at Q Theatre in London before transferring to the West End where it ran for 53 performances at the Savoy Theatre between 22 December 1953 and 6 February 1954. Directed by Henry Kendall the cast included Peter Arne, Viola Keats, John Loder and Betty Paul.[1] The title is taken from a line in the traditional nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence. It takes place entirely in the garden room of the Egyptian villa of Sir Clive Dawson.

Down Came a Blackbird
Written byPeter Blackmore
Date premiered1 September 1953
Place premieredQ Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
SettingA villa on the outskirts of Cairo

References
  1. Wearing p.276

Bibliography
  • Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1950–1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. ]
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