Caught Napping

{{short description|1959 play}}

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| writer = Geoffrey Lumsden

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| date of premiere = 22 June 1959

| original language = English

| place = Piccadilly Theatre, London

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| genre = Comedy

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Caught Napping is a 1959 comedy play by the British writer Geoffrey Lumsden.

It premiered at the Salisbury Playhouse, under its original title Gwendolyn before transferring to the Piccadilly Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 114 performances between 22 June and 28 August 1959.{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/4aq/caught-napping/production/jz7|title=Production of Caught Napping | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}} Lumsden himself starred in the play alongside a cast that included Graham Armitage, George Benson, Raymond Huntley, Leslie Randall, Winifred Shotter and Timothy West in his West End debut.Wearing p.643 Excerpts of the play were featured in a 1959 episode of the BBC television series Theatre Night which showcased current West End shows.

In 1978 it was revived with a cast that included Arthur Lowe, Bill Pertwee, Fiona Fullerton and Edward Evans.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HoqHel5bnfMC&dq=Caught+Napping+1978+arthur+lowe&pg=PA79|title=Dad's Army: The Making of a TV Legend|first=Bill|last=Pertwee|date=3 November 2009|publisher=Bloomsbury USA|isbn=9781844861057 |via=Google Books}}