She Follows Me About Explained

She Follows Me About
Setting:England, present day
Date Of Premiere:14 June 1943
Original Language:English
Place:Theatre Royal, Birmingham
Genre:Comedy

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]

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

  1. Wearing p.127
  2. Wearing p.127
  3. De Jongh p.78
  4. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/55864029773c441d867f20978569e39f

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