Brighton Rock (play)
Brighton Rock is a 1943 British play by Frank Harvey that ran for a hundred performances at the Garrick Theatre in the West End.[1][2][3] Richard Attenborough and Dulcie Gray starred in the original theatrical production, and there had previously been one-week try-outs at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool and Bristol Hippodrome.
Inspired by the 1938
film version of Brighton Rock, in favour of Carol Marsh.[4]
Others in the cast included William Hartnell, Norman Pierce, Harcourt Williams and Hermione Baddeley, several of whom reprised their roles in the 1948 film adaptation.
References
- ^ "THE THEATRE » 19 Mar 1943 » The Spectator Archive".
- ISBN 9780810883543– via Google Books.
- ^ Wearing p.105
- ^ "Dulcie Gray". The Daily Telegraph. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
Bibliography
- Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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