Outward Bound

Outward Bound (1923), a play dealing in semi-symbolic fashion with the hereafter and the burden of personal guilt, by English playwright Sutton Vane (1888-1963). It is a presentation of the world after death as a ship carrying souls from the country of the living to heaven's custom-house. Producers stayed away from such an unusual combination of fantasy and drama, so Vane staged it himself, painting his own backdrops and building his own sets, reportedly for $600. It proved to be a huge success, becoming the hit of the 1923 London season. It premiered on Broadway at the Ritz Theatre on January 7, 1924, running for 144 performances until May 1924.

Presented by the Rondebosch Parish Dramatic Society, produced by Sybil Langford in the Parish Hall, Rondebosch, June 1946. With Gordon Bridger, Charles Scott, Gerald Abernethy, Nan Hobson, David Lytton, Granville West, Molly Hughes, Florence Watkins.

Sources

South African Opinion, 3(5):23, Trek 10(25):18, 1946.

World Drama by Allardyce Nicoll, 1949.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outward_Bound_(play)

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