''Accolade'' is a 1950 play by the Welsh playwright

Emlyn Williams George Emlyn Williams, CBE (26 November 1905 – 25 September 1987) was a Welsh writer, dramatist and actor. Early life Williams was born into a Welsh-speaking, working class family at 1 Jones Terrace, Pen-y-ffordd, Ffynnongroyw, Flintshi ...

. ''Accolade'' was first presented in London by H. M. Tennent Ltd, in association with Leland Hayward and

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, at the

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, on 7 September 1950, with

as Will Trenting and a cast including

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, Anthony Nicholls,

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with a cast including

Graham Seed Graham Seed (born 12 July 1950 in Godalming) is an English actor. Education Seed was born on 12 July 1950. He was educated at Charterhouse School, an independent boarding school in the market town of Godalming in Surrey, followed by RADA in Londo ...

Aden Gillett John Aden Gillett (born 12 January 1958) is a British actor. He is best known for playing the role of Jack Maddox on the BBC series '' The House of Eliott''. Biography and career Gillett was born on 12 January 1958 in Aden, Yemen, from which ...

and

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, and again in 2024, with a cast including

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and

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References

Bibliography

* Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

External links

*http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a2463046-33a4-11e0-b1ed-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1Dx5lP1C3 *https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/greenland-nt-lyttelton-londonbrless-than-kind-jermyn-street-londonbraccolade-finborough-london-2205533.html 1950 plays Plays by Emlyn Williams Plays set in London West End plays {{1950s-play-stub