''Macadam and Eve'' is a
comedy play by the British writer
Roger MacDougall.
Adam
Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...
arrives in modern
Scotland still
looking for his Eve.
It premiered at the
Q Theatre near
Kew Bridge in
London before transferring to the
Aldwych Theatre in
London's
West End
West End most commonly refers to:
* West End of London, an area of central London, England
* West End theatre, a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London, England
West End may also refer to:
Pl ...
where it ran for 55 performances between 12 March and 28 April 1951. The original West End cast included
John Gregson,
John Laurie,
Richard Pearson, Sheila Latimer,
Beatrice Varley and Patricia Dickson.
[Wearing p.80]
In 1956 it was adapted for an episode of the ''
ITV Play of the Week''.
References
Bibliography
* Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
1950 plays
West End plays
Comedy plays
Plays set in Scotland
Plays by Roger MacDougall
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