The read
It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
In a small town in the 1950s a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the following week's play. This is a ghastly thing written by the aunt of one of the theatre's directors. The producer doesn't try to hide his annoyance about it, and is further exercised when the authoress herself arrives to help. The cast have to try and sort out real-life problems that keep intruding as they wrestle with the play's dire dialogue.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Ralph SmartDirector
- Malcolm ArnoldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert MorleyW.H. 'Harry' Derwent Blacker
- Margaret RutherfordCatherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire
- Kay KendallSandra Beverley
- Michael MedwinJerry Winterton
- Liam GaffneyNorwood Beverley
- Olive SloaneMaud Baron
- Lloyd LambleJackson
- Charlotte MitchellDaphne Ray
- Charles LambGeorge
- Constance LorneSarah Stebbins
- Maggie HanleyMary
- Stringer DavisVicar
Stills
Themes
based on play or musical