Now Barabbas (play)

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Now Barabbas is a play by the British writer William Douglas Home. Its original West End run at the Vaudeville Theatre lasted for 130 performances from 7 March to 28 June 1947. It concerns a variety of inmates at a British prison, including new arrivals, old hands and a convicted murderer sentenced to hang. The original cast included Jill Bennett.Wearing p.290-91 The title refers to Barabbas the robber of biblical tradition.

Film adaptation

In 1949 the play was made into a film Now Barabbas starring Richard Greene, Cedric Hardwicke, Kenneth More and Richard Burton.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114073457/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44604 BFI.org]

References

Bibliography

  • Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

Category:1947 plays

Category:British plays adapted into films

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