Settled Out of Court (play)
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| Original language | English |
| Written by | William Saroyan Henry Cecil |
| Genre | Comedy thriller |
| Setting | A house just outside London, present day |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 19 October 1960 |
| Place | Strand Theatre, London |
Settled Out of Court is a 1960 comedy thriller play by William Saroyan and Henry Cecil.[1] It appeared at the Strand Theatre in London's West End with a cast including Nigel Patrick, Maxine Audley, Charles Heslop, Eric Pohlmann, John Stratton, Philip Guard and Mary Hignett. Patrick also directed the work.[2]
Adapted from Cecil's own 1959 novel Settled Out of Court, the whole play takes place in the study of a high court judge Sir George Halliday. Although it received very poor reviews from critics, it was a popular success and ran for nearly a year.[3]
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Bibliography
- Amnon Kabatchnik. Blood on the Stage, 1950-1975: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection. Scarecrow Press, 2011.