''The Guinea Pig'' is a three-act
play
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* Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment
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* P ...
by
Warren Chetham-Strode. The work premiered in London's
West End at the
Criterion Theatre
The Criterion Theatre is a West End theatre at Piccadilly Circus in the City of Westminster, and is a Grade II* listed building. It has a seating capacity of 588.
Building the theatre
In 1870, the caterers Spiers and Pond began developmen ...
in 1946, starring
Rachel Gurney
Rachel Gurney (5 March 1920 – 24 November 2001) was an English actress. She began her career in the theatre towards the end of World War II and then expanded into television and film in the 1950s. She remained active, mostly in television a ...
as Lynne Hartley. Following its successful sixteen month run, the play was adapted into a
1948 film, starring
Richard Attenborough and
Sheila Sim
Sheila Beryl Grant Sim, Baroness Attenborough (5 June 1922 – 19 January 2016) was an English film and theatre actress. She was also the wife of the actor, director and peer Richard Attenborough.
Career
Sheila Beryl Grant Sim was born in ...
.
Original West End cast
*Dennis Stringer, M.A. –
William Mervyn
William Mervyn Pickwoad (3 January 1912 – 6 August 1976) was an English actor best known for his portrayal of the bishop in the clerical comedy ''All Gas and Gaiters'', the old gentleman in '' The Railway Children'' and Inspector Charles Rose ...
*Fitch – George Bryden
*Grimmett –
Denholm Elliott
Denholm Mitchell Elliott, (31 May 1922 – 6 October 1992) was an English actor, with more than 125 film and television credits. His well-known roles include the abortionist in '' Alfie'' (1966), Marcus Brody in ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (19 ...
*Knox – Roger Braban
*lloyd Hartley, M.A. –
Cecil Trouncer
Cecil Stallard Trouncer (5 April 1898 – 15 December 1953) was an English actor. His daughter Ruth Trouncer also took up acting.
Early life
Cecil Trouncer was born in Southport on 5 April 1898 and was educated at Clifton College. During the Firs ...
*Lynne Hartley –
Rachel Gurney
Rachel Gurney (5 March 1920 – 24 November 2001) was an English actress. She began her career in the theatre towards the end of World War II and then expanded into television and film in the 1950s. She remained active, mostly in television a ...
*Mr Read – Duncan Lewis
*Mrs Read –
Joan Hickson
Joan Bogle Hickson, OBE (5 August 1906 – 17 October 1998) was an English actress of theatre, film and television. She was known for her role as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in the television series ''Miss Marple''. She also narrated a number ...
*Mrs. Hartley –
Edith Sharpe
Edith Mary Sharpe (14 September 1894 – 6 June 1984) was a British actress. Born in Hackney, London. She married Alexander Francis Part in 1931 and had one child.
She appeared in TV series such as Dixon of Dock Green, Z Cars, Emergency Ward ...
*Nigel Lorraine, B.A. –
Robert Flemyng
Benjamin Arthur Flemyng (3 January 1912 – 22 May 1995), known professionally as Robert Flemyng, was a British actor. The son of a doctor, and originally intended for a medical career, Flemyng learned his stagecraft in provincial repertory the ...
*Read –
Derek Blomfield
Derek Blomfield (31 August 1920 – 23 July 1964) was a British actor who appeared in a number of stage, film and television productions between 1935 and his death in 1964.
Career
He trained at LAMDA and made his first stage appearance a ...
References
1946 plays
British plays adapted into films
West End plays
Plays set in the United Kingdom
Plays by Warren Chetham-Strode
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