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, John Dighton and

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Production

The play made its world premiere at the

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from 6 to 21 September 2019 before transferring to the

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in London's West End beginning previews from 25 September, official opening night on 8 October 2019. It was directed by Foley, designed by Michael Taylor with music by

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's Charlie Fink and starred

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as Sidney Stratton, Kara Tointon as Daphne Birnley and

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as Mrs Watson. The production was due to run until 11 January 2020, however due to poor ticket sales it closed early on 7 December 2019.

Cast and characters

References

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