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Waiting for Gillian

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Waiting for Gillian
Written byRonald Millar
Date premiered12 April 1954
Place premieredManchester Opera House
Original languageEnglish
GenreDrama

Waiting for Gillian is a 1954 play by the English writer Ronald Millar. It is based on the 1951 novel A Way Through the Wood by Nigel Balchin.

It was first staged at the Manchester Opera House before transferring to St James's Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 101 performances. The cast included John McCallum, Googie Withers, Frank Lawton and Norman Pierce.[1]

The play was staged by the Edinburgh Gateway Company in the autumn of 1955.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Wearing p.302
  2. ^ Edinburgh Gateway Company (1965), The Twelve Seasons of the Edinburgh Gateway Company, 1953 - 1965, St. Giles Press, Edinburgh, p. 46

Bibliography

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