''All in Good Time'' is a

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Bill Naughton William John Francis Naughton (12 June 1910 – 9 January 1992) was an Irish-born British playwright and author, best known for his play '' Alfie''. Early life Born into relative poverty in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, Ireland, he moved to ...

based on his 1961 ''

Armchair Theatre ''Armchair Theatre'' is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by ABC Weekend TV. Its successor Thames Television took over from mid-1968. The Ca ...

'' television play "Honeymoon Postponed". Originally produced at the

Mermaid Theatre The Mermaid Theatre was a theatre encompassing the site of Puddle Dock and Curriers' Alley at Blackfriars in the City of London, and the first built in the City since the time of Shakespeare. It was, importantly, also one of the first new th ...

in 1963 in London, it subsequently transferred to the Phoenix Theatre, and then to

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, where it ran for 44 performances in February and March 1965. The Broadway cast included

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and

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. It received

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Best Actress and Best Featured Actress nominations for

and Alexandra Berlin.

Plot

Teenage

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s living with the groom's parents, have difficulties consummating their marriage.

Original production

The play, directed by Josephine Wilson, opened on 6 March 1963 at

Bernard Miles Bernard James Miles, Baron Miles (27 September 190714 June 1991) was an English character actor, writer and director. He opened the Mermaid Theatre in 1959, the first new theatre that opened in the City of London since the 17th century. He was ...

, London, before transferring to the Phoenix Theatre in the West End. *Arthur Fitton - John Pickles *Eddie Taylor - Laurie Asprey *Ezra Fitton -

*Geoffrey Fitton -

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*Joe Thompson -

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*Leslie Piper -

Donald Eccles Donald Eccles (26 April 1908 – 2 February 1986) was a British character actor. Donald Yarrow Eccles was born in Nafferton, Yorkshire on 26 April 1908 the son of Charles Henry and Constance Eccles; his father was a doctor. Eccles was educated ...

*Liz Piper -

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*Lucy Fitton -

*Molly Thompson - Mary Quinn *Uncle Fred - John McKelvey *Violet Fitton - Lois Daine

Original Broadway production

The play, directed by

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, opened at the

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, New York, on 18 February 1965 and closed on 27 March 1965. *Violet Fitton - Alexandra Berlin *Liz Piper - Hazel Douglas *Uncle Fred - Richard A. Dysart *Geoffrey Fitton -

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*Eddie Taylor - Terry Lomax *Arthur Fitton - Brian Murray *Lucy Fitton -

*Joe Thompson -

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*Rosalind Ross - Molly Thompson *Leslie Piper - John Sharp *Ezra Fitton -

Adaptations

The play was adapted for the 1966 film ''

The Family Way ''The Family Way'' is a 1966 British drama film produced and directed by John and Roy Boulting, respectively, and starring father and daughter John Mills and Hayley Mills. Based on Bill Naughton's play '' All in Good Time'' (1963), with scre ...

''. '' All in Good Time'' (2011) shares much of the plot of ''The Family Way'' but it features a Hindu couple, and their planned honeymoon destination is Goa, not Majorca.

Notes

External links

* {{ibdb production, 3228 1963 plays Broadway plays West End plays British plays adapted into films