Vanity Fair (play)

Vanity Fair is a 1946 play by the British writer Constance Cox, based on William Makepeace Thackeray's novel of the same name.[1]

Vanity Fair
Written byConstance Cox
Date premiered14 May 1946
Place premieredQ Theatre, West London
Original languageEnglish
GenreHistorical drama

It premiered at the Q Theatre before transferring to the Comedy Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 70 performances between 29 October and 21 December 1946.[2] A studio production of this play was broadcast live on BBC television on 3 September 1950 and again on 7 September, starring Belle Chrystall.

References

  1. Kabatchnik p.68
  2. Wearing p.267

Bibliography

  • Kabatchnik, Amnon. Blood on the Stage, 1950-1975: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection. Scarecrow Press, 2011.
  • Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.


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