The House by the Lake

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The House by the Lake
Written byHugh Mills
Date premiered30 April 1956
Place premieredPrince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff
Original languageEnglish
GenreThriller
SettingCountry house outside London, present day

The House by the Lake is a 1956 British stage thriller in three acts, by Hugh Mills.[1] The main characters are Maurice and Stella, a brother and sister who plot to murder their unlikeable brother, Colin.[2] The other characters include Maurice's wife, Janet, Colin's long-suffering wife, Iris, and Colonel Forbes, a neighbour.[3]

It premiered at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff[4] before transferring to London's West End, where it ran for two years, starring Flora Robson and Andrew Cruickshank;[5][6] and has since become a staple of amateur dramatics.[7]

Original production

The play, directed by John Fernald, opened at the Duke of York's Theatre on 9 May 1956, with the following cast:

The production was designed by Fanny Taylor.

References

  1. ^ Hesse, Beatrix (2 August 2015). The English Crime Play in the Twentieth Century. Springer. ISBN 9781137463043 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Lawson, Mark (31 March 2006). "Mark Lawson on Look Back in Anger". the Guardian.
  3. ^ "doollee.com - the playwrights database of modern plays". www.doollee.com.
  4. ^ Wearing p.430
  5. ^ "Production of The House by The Lake - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  6. ^ "Google Groups". groups.google.com.
  7. ^ "Auditions: The House by the Lake, A thriller by Hugh Mills". Eventfinda.

Bibliography

  • Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1950–1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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