She Follows Me About is a comedy play by the British writer Ben Travers. A farce, it premiered at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham before transferring to the Garrick Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 196 performances between 15 October 1943 and 18 March 1944.[1] The West End cast included Robertson Hare, Basil Radford, Joyce Heron, Percy Parsons, Gordon James, Aubrey Mallalieu, Pauline Tennant and Catherine Lacey. The plot revolved around a Vicar who unwittingly discovers that his camera has photographs of two nude WAAFS on it, taken as part of a mischievous dare.[2][3]
| She Follows Me About | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Ben Travers |
| Date premiered | 14 June 1943 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Birmingham |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | England, present day |
In 1970 it was adapted by the BBC for an episode of Ben Travers' Farces featuring Arthur Lowe and Richard Briers.[4] It was the only one of seven episodes not be based on one of the playwright's pre-war Aldwych Farces.
References
edit- ^ Wearing p.127
- ^ Wearing p.127
- ^ De Jongh p.78
- ^ "BBC Programme Index". 31 October 1970.
Bibliography
edit- De Jongh, Nicholas. Politics, Prudery & Perversions: The Censoring of the English Stage, 1901-1968. Methuen, 2000.
- Wearing, J. P. The London Stage 1940–1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
