''Dead Secret'' is a 1952
thriller play by the British writher
Michael Clayton Hutton. A
murder mystery
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, it premiered at
Her Majesty's Theatre
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,
Brighton
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before transferring to
London
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's
West End where it ran for 29 performances at
St James's Theatre
The St James's Theatre was in King Street, St James's, King Street, St James's, London. It opened in 1835 and was demolished in 1957. The theatre was conceived by and built for a popular singer, John Braham (tenor), John Braham; it lost mone ...
between 5 November and 29 November 1952. The West End cast featured
Ian Hunter,
Hugh Wakefield,
Joyce Heron
Elizabeth Joyce Heron (6 November 1916 – 1 April 1980) was a British stage, film and television actress. She was a West End stage star from 1937, and was married to the actor Ralph Michael.
Filmography
* ''Premiere'' (1938) - Dancer
* '' Wo ...
and
Sophie Stewart
Sophie Stewart (5 March 1908 – 6 June 1977) was a British actress of stage and screen.
Biography
She was born as Sophia Lyal Drummond Stewart in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland in March 1908 and died in June 1977 at the age of 69, in Cupar, F ...
.
[Wearing p.194]
References
Bibliography
* Carlson, Marvin. ''Deathtraps: The Postmodern Comedy Thriller''. Indiana University Press, 1993.
* Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1950–1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
1952 plays
West End plays
thriller plays
Plays set in England
Plays by Michael Clayton Hutton
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