The Guinea Pig (Chetham-Strode)
The Guinea Pig is a three-act play by Warren Chetham-Strode.[1][2] The work premiered in London's West End at the Criterion Theatre in 1946, starring Rachel Gurney as Lynne Hartley.[3] Following its successful sixteen month run, the play was adapted into a 1948 film, starring Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim.[4][5]
Original West End cast
- Dennis Stringer, M.A. – William Mervyn
- Fitch – George Bryden
- Grimmett – Denholm Elliott
- Knox – Roger Braban
- lloyd Hartley, M.A. – Cecil Trouncer
- Lynne Hartley – Rachel Gurney
- Mr Read – Duncan Lewis
- Mrs Read – Joan Hickson
- Mrs. Hartley – Edith Sharpe
- Nigel Lorraine, B.A. – Robert Flemyng
- Read – Derek Blomfield
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References
- "Clifton RFC History – WW1 – Warren Chetham-Strode". www.cliftonrfchistory.co.uk.
- "Search Results". archive.kent.ac.uk.
- "Production of The Guinea-Pig | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- Wearing, J. P. (August 22, 2014). "The London Stage 1940–1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
- "The Guinea Pig (1948) – John Boulting, Roy Boulting | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
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