Semi-Detached (play)
Semi-Detached is a play written by David Turner. It premiered at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry in June 1962 with Leonard Rossiter in the lead role, the production was directed by Tony Richardson. In 1964, the BBC recorded a radio adaptation starring Rossiter, rebroadcast in 2016 in its series Repertory in Britain. The Belgrade Theatre production transferred to London, still directed by Richardson, but with Laurence Olivier (replacing Rossiter), Eileen Atkins, John Thaw, James Bolam (replacing Ian McKellen) and Mona Washbourne. The play reached Broadway in New York for a season in 1963 and a film version All the Way Up (1970), directed by James MacTaggart, starred Warren Mitchell. The play was revived at the Chichester Festival in 1999.
| Semi-Detached | |
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Original poster West End transfer, 1962 | |
| Written by | David Turner |
| Date premiered | 8 June 1962 |
| Place premiered | Belgrade Theatre, Coventry |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | Spring, 1962. The home of Fred Midway, Dowlihull, England. |
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