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
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. (22 August 2014). The London Stage 1940–1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810893061 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Guinea Pig (1948) – John Boulting, Roy Boulting | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.