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The Man in the White Suit (play)

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The Man in the White Suit
Written bySean Foley
Based onThe Man in the White Suit (1951 film)
by John Dighton, Roger MacDougall, Alexander Mackendrick
Date premiered6 September 2019
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Bath
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The Man in the White Suit is a play by Sean Foley, based on the 1951 Ealing film by Alexander Mackendrick, John Dighton and Roger MacDougall.

Production

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The play made its world premiere at the Theatre Royal, Bath from 6 to 21 September 2019 before transferring to the Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End beginning previews from 25 September, official opening night on 8 October 2019. It was directed by Foley, designed by Michael Taylor with music by Noah and the Whale's Charlie Fink and starred Stephen Mangan as Sidney Stratton, Kara Tointon as Daphne Birnley and Sue Johnston as Mrs Watson.[1][2][3]

The production was due to run until 11 January 2020, however due to poor ticket sales it closed early on 7 December 2019.[4]

Cast and characters

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Character Bath / London
2019
Sidney Stratton Stephen Mangan
Daphne Birnley Kara Tointon
Mrs Watson Sue Johnston
Alan Birnley Richard Cordery
Sir John Kierlaw Richard Durden
Jimmy Rigton Matthew Durkan
Michael Corland Ben Deery
Brenda Highthorpe Rina Fatania
Knudson/Hill Eugene McCoy
Babs/Nurse Gammidge Katie Bernstein
Hoskyns Delroy Atkinson
Bill Wilkins/Anderson Oliver Kaderbhai
Ensemble Elliott Rennie
Katherine Toy

References

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  1. ^ correspondent, Mark Brown Arts (12 April 2019). "The Man in the White Suit to be adapted for West End". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 April 2019. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon to star in The Man in the White Suit in the West End and at Theatre Royal Bath | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon to star in The Man In The White Suit". British Comedy Guide. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. ^ "The Man in the White Suit to close early in the West End | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2020.