Flowers for the Living
This West End transfer of Frederic Piffard’s tour (qv) was redirected and featured four new cast members. Among them was Kathleen Harrison, who took precedence in the play’s advertising over the previously top-billed duo of Nova Pilbeam and Barry Morse.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| A Stranger | Robert Desmond |
|---|---|
| Dickie Holmes | William Strange |
| Gladys | Myrtle Reed |
| Lily Holmes | Nova Pilbeam |
| Mr Holmes | Noel Carey |
| Mrs Holmes | Kathleen Harrison |
| Mrs Shadwell | Margot Boyd |
| Shirley Holmes | Suzanne Wilde |
| Sid | Barry Steele |
| Stan Roberts | Barry Morse |
Crew | |
| Original production by | John Oxford |
| Re-directed by | John Citroen |
| Setting by | George Paddon Foster |
| Presented by | Frederick Piffard |
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Play description
“The authoress, a Southend-on-Sea schoolmistress, has dealt with the problem of the slum-bred ATS girl [Lily Holmes], who, after six years of decent living conditions in the Services [during the war], finds herself on demobilisation back where she began. We meet the girl after her return home, when revolt against cramped living conditions, a drunken father, and rotten neighbours has become he most important thing in her life.” – ‘Chit Chat’, The Stage 1st January 1948 (page 8)
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