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Lady from Edinburgh

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Lady from Edinburgh
Original languageEnglish
Written byAimée Stuart and L. Arthur Rose.
GenreComedy
SettingMayfair, present day
Premiere
Date26 February 1945
PlaceHis Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen

Lady from Edinburgh is a 1945 comedy play by the British writers Aimée Stuart and L. Arthur Rose. A Scottish aunt arrives to oversee her family's affairs in Mayfair.

It premiered at His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen before transferring to the Playhouse Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 560 performances from 10 April 1945 to 10 August 1946. The original London cast included Dulcie Gray, Sophie Stewart, Ethel Coleridge, Henry Hewitt, Richard Bird and Alan Haines.[1]

References

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  1. Wearing p.190

Bibliography

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  • Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.