The Tunnel of Love
The Tunnel of Love is romantic comedy by by Peter De Vries and Joseph Fields.
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The original text
Based on Peter de Vries and Jerome Chodorov's 1954 book of the same name, the play is about a married suburban couple who, for reasons unknown, are unable to conceive a child and soon endure endless red tape on a path of adopting one.
The stage play opened at the Royale Theatre on Broadway on 13 February, 1957 and closed at the Martin Beck Theatre on 22 February, 1958.
Translations and adaptations
Made into a film by Joseph Fields and Martin Melcher, directed by Gene Kellyand starring Doris Day, Richard Widmark and others. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1958.[1]
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
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