Laburnum Grove
Laburnum Grove is a suburban murder play in three acts by the British the English novelist, playwright and screenwriter J.B. Priestley [1] (1894-1984).
The play premiered at the Duchess Theatre on 28 November 1933.
Contents
The original text
Published in London in 1934.
Translations and adaptations
In 1936 the play was adapted into a film Laburnum Grove directed by Carol Reed
Performance history in South Africa
Staged by Wensley Pithey at the Standard Theatre starring Siegfried Mynhardt in 1946.
Broadcast on English radio by the Durban studios of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on either the 1st or 8th November, 1945.
Sources
Radio Week magazine. 2nd November, 1945.
Wikipedia [2].
Tucker, 1997. 27.
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