''Home at Seven'' is a 1950 British
mystery play
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by
R. C. Sherriff. The original production, starring
Ralph Richardson, opened at the
Theatre Royal, Brighton in February 1950. It transferred to
Wyndham's Theatre in the
West End on 7 March 1950, for a run of 342 performances. ''
Variety'' called it "one of the major successes of the legit season."
Plot
David Preston returns home from work to his wife Janet to find that 24 hours have elapsed without him even realising it, and it is now a day later than he thought. As hard as he tries, he cannot recall the missing day. Evidence then emerges suggesting that he was involved in a theft and murder that happened in the period that he cannot account for.
Original cast
*David Preston -
Ralph Richardson
*Dr. Sparling -
Cyril Raymond
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*Major Watson -
Philip Stainton
*Inspector Hemingway -
Campbell Singer
*Mr. Petherbridge -
Frederick Piper
*Mrs. Preston - Marian Spencer
*Peggy Dobson -
Meriel Forbes
Adaptations
In 1952 the play was adapted as a film ''
Home at Seven'' directed by and starring
Ralph Richardson, with many of the stage cast reprising their roles.
References
1950 plays
British plays adapted into films
Plays by R. C. Sherriff
West End plays
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