Settled Out of Court (play)

Settled Out of Court is a 1960 comedy thriller play by William Saroyan and Henry Cecil.[1] It appeared at the Strand Theatre in London's West End with a cast including Nigel Patrick, Maxine Audley, Charles Heslop, Eric Pohlmann, John Stratton, Philip Guard and Mary Hignett. Patrick also directed the work.[2]

Settled Out of Court
Written by	William Saroyan Henry Cecil
Date premiered	19 October 1960
Place premiered	Strand Theatre, London
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy thriller
Setting	A house just outside London, present day

Adapted from Cecil's own 1959 novel Settled Out of Court, the whole play takes place in the study of a high court judge Sir George Halliday. Although it received very poor reviews from critics, it was a popular success and ran for nearly a year.[3]