House Guest
House Guest is a play written in 1976 by English playwright Francis Durbridge [1] (1912-1998). When their son is kidnapped, it is not for ransom, but to force his parents to allow one of the kidnappers to remain in the house.
First produced at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, UK in 1976. Published by Samuel French, 1982.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1984: Presented by Pieter Toerien Productions, directed by Hugh Wooldridge starring Tammy Bonell, Drummond Marais, Robert Whitehead, opening July 1984 at the Alhambra Theatre.
Sources
Doollee, the Playwrights database [2].
Theatre programme (Alhambra Theatre, 1984) held by NELM: [Collection: FARMER, Anthony]: 2007. 18. 13. 565
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