Tonight at 8:30
One Act - Revival
National Theatre
- First Preview:
- Opening Date: February 23, 1948
- Closing Date: March 13, 1948
- Previews: 0
- Performances: 0
- Tonight at 8:30 is comprised of Fumed Oak, Hands Across the Sea, Shadow Play
Playwright: Noël Coward
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Playbill Covers (1)
Synopsis
An evening of one-act plays by Noel Coward. In Ways and Means, a debt-plagued gambler and his wife are saved from final disgrace when a chauffeur who had planned to rob them saves them instead. Still Life depicts the frustrated secret affair between two married middle-class people. Fumed Oak follows a middle-aged salesman who has earned enough money to tell off his wife, mother-in-law and daughter and to leave them.
Note: The original 1936 production of Tonight at 8:30 contained nine one-act plays performed over three evenings, including We Were Dancing, The Astonished Heart, Red Peppers, Hands Across the Sea, Fumed Oak, Shadow Play, Ways and Means and Still Life. Six one-acts (Red Peppers, Hands Across the Sea, Fumed Oak, Family Album, Shadow Play, and Ways and Means) were performed in a 1948 revival. Only three of the one-acts were performed in the 1967 revival.
Fumed Oak: Opening Night Cast
| Gertrude Lawrence | Doris Gow | |
| Valerie Cossart | Elsie | |
| Norah Howard | Mrs. Rockett | |
| Philip Tonge | Henry Gow |
Fumed Oak: Opening Night Production Credits
 |
Noël Coward | Writer |
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Noël Coward | Staging |
| Richard Barstow | Musical Staging | |
| George Jenkins | Scenic Design | |
| Homer Curran | Producer | |
| Russell Lewis | Producer |
Hands Across the Sea: Opening Night Cast
| Philip Tonge | Henry Gow | |
| Gertrude Lawrence | Lady Maureen Gilpin | |
| Sarah Burton | Walters | |
| Booth Colman | Mr. Burnham | |
| Valerie Cossart | Mrs. Wadhurst | |
| Norah Howard | The Hon. Clare Wedderburn | |
| Graham Payn | Com. Peter Gilpin, R.N. | |
| William Roerick | Lieut. Com. Alastair Corbett, R.N. | |
| Philip Tonge | Mr. Wadhurst |
Hands Across the Sea: Opening Night Production Credits
|
Noël Coward | Writer |
|
Noël Coward | Staging |
| Richard Barstow | Musical Staging | |
| George Jenkins | Scenic Design | |
| Homer Curran | Producer | |
| Russell Lewis | Producer |
Shadow Play: Opening Night Cast
| Philip Tonge | Mr. Wadhurst | |
| Gertrude Lawrence | Victoria Gayforth | |
| Sarah Burton | Sibyl Heston | |
| Booth Colman | Hodge | |
| Valerie Cossart | Lena | |
| Norah Howard | Martha Cunningham | |
| Graham Payn | Simon Gayforth | |
| William Roerick | Michael Doyle | |
| Philip Tonge | George Cunningham |
Shadow Play: Opening Night Production Credits
|
Noël Coward | Writer |
|
Noël Coward | Staging |
| Richard Barstow | Musical Staging | |
| George Jenkins | Scenic Design | |
| Homer Curran | Producer | |
| Russell Lewis | Producer |
