Carrington V.C. (play)
{{Short description|1953 stage play by Campbell and Dorothy Christie}}
{{hatnote|This article is about the stage play. For the film, see Carrington V.C. (film).}}
{{Infobox play
| name = Carrington V.C.
| image = Carrington_V.C._(play).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Original programme cover
| writer = Campbell and Dorothy Christie
| setting =
| date of premiere = 28 July 1953
| original language = English
| place = Westminster Theatre, London
| series =
| subject =
| genre = Legal drama
}}
Carrington VC is a 1953 stage play by husband and wife playwrights Campbell and Dorothy Christie. The production premiered on the West End in London at the Westminster Theatre. It was directed by Michael MacOwan and starred Alec Clunes, John Wood, John Garside, Allan Cuthbertson, Lionel Jeffries, and Rachel Gurney.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5g2PBAAAQBAJ&q=carrington+v.c.+london+stage+1950-1959&pg=PA244|title=The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel|first=J. P.|last=Wearing|date=September 16, 2014|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9780810893085|via=Google Books}} A resounding success, the play was adapted for film in 1954.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/film/fk5kj8/carrington-vc/|title=Carrington VC – review | cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online|website=Radio Times}}
Original cast
- Sergeant Crane - Stuart Saunders
- Lieutenant-Colonel B.R. Reeve, M.C. - Philip Pearman
- Bombardier Owen - Victor Maddern
- Evans - Richard Davies
- Cook - William Abney
- Lieutenant-Colonel M.O. Henniker, O.B.E. - Allan Cuthbertson
- Major H. Maunsell - Mark Dignam
- Captain F.T. Foljambe - Robert Bishop
- Captain C.O.P. Carrington, V.C., D.S.O. - Alec Clunes
- Major J.P. Mitchell, M.C. - John Wood
- A. Tester Terry - John Garside
- Brigadier A.S. Meadmore, O.B.E. - Arnold Bell
- Colonel T.B. Huxford, M.B.E. - Willoughby Gray
- Major R.E. Panton, M.M. - Geoffrey Denys
- Major A.T.M. Broke-Smith - Lionel Jeffreys
- Captain A. Graham, W.R.A.C. - Jenny Laird
- Valerie Carrington - Rachel Gurney
Adaptations
In 1954, the play was adapted for the screen by John Hunter, under the direction of Anthony Asquith and producer Teddy Baird.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/court-martial-v8357/cast-crew|title=Court Martial (1954) - Anthony Asquith | Cast and Crew | AllMovie|via=www.allmovie.com}} The film was released into theatres by Kingsley-International Pictures in 1955 and starred David Niven and Margaret Leighton.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a731ea3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306203850/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a731ea3|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2016|title=Carrington V.C. (1955)|website=BFI}}
In 1957, the play was adapted for radio and broadcast as part of the BBC's long-running Saturday Night Theatre series, with Howard Marion-Crawford as Major Carrington.{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/aa12a9151d084347bc1cc828923378c9|title=Howard Marion-Crawford in 'CARRINGTON, V.C.'|date=March 14, 1957|issue=1739|pages=44|via=BBC Genome}}
The play was adapted for television starring Richard Todd in 1959.{{cite book|first=Richard|last=Todd|title=In camera : an autobiography continued|year=1989|publisher=Hutchinson|url=https://archive.org/details/incameraautobiog0000rich/page/166/mode/1up?|page=166-167}}
References
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Sources
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20030308112426/http://www.phyllis.demon.co.uk/theatricalia/08plays/plays5059.htm 1950s British plays]{{Unreliable source?|date=July 2011}}
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Category:British plays adapted into films
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