Separate Tables
A double-bill by Terence Rattigan – Table by the Window / Table Number Seven. Two plays about loneliness at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth. Note: The setting and cast/characters are the same for both plays, with the exception of the two leads who change characters.
The St James’ Theatre was a 1,200-seat theatre located in King Street in St James’s, London. Separate Tables became the St James’ longest running production with it’s 515th performance on Thursday 29 December 1955 and by time the production closed on Saturday 30 June 1956, it had played a total of 726 performances.
Following its closure in the West End, this production transferred to New York’s Broadway opening on 25 October 1956 for an eleven month run with six of the London cast reprising their roles: Eric Portman and Margaret Leighton with Beryl Measor, Phyllis Neilson-Terry, Jane Eccles and May Hallatt. Margaret Leighton won the Tony Award for ‘Best Actress in a Play’.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Lady Matheson | Jane Eccles |
|---|---|
| Major Pollock | Eric Portman |
| Miss Cooper | Beryl Measor |
| Miss Meacham | May Hallatt |
| Miss Railton-Bell | Margaret Leighton |
| Mr Martin | Eric Portman |
| Mrs Railton-Bell | Phyllis Neilson-Terry |
| Mrs Shankland | Margaret Leighton
(ended 29th June 1957) |
| Doreen | Priscilla Morgan
(22nd September 1954 – 30th June 1956) |
| Mabel | Marion Fawcett
(22nd September 1954 – 30th June 1956) |
| Miss Jean Tanner / Mrs Jean Stratton | Patricia Raine
(22nd September 1954 – 30th June 1956) |
| Mr Charles Stratton | Basil Henson
(22nd September 1954 – 30th June 1956) |
| Mr Fowler | Aubrey Mather
(22nd September 1954 – 30th June 1956) |
| Doreen (Replacement) | Helena Carroll
(25th October 1956 – 28th September 1957) |
| Mabel | Georgia Harvey
(25th October 1956 – 28th September 1957) |
| Miss Jean Tanner / Mrs Jean Stratton | Ann Hillary
(25th October 1956 – 28th September 1957) |
| Mr Charles Stratton | Donald Harron
(25th October 1956 – 28th September 1957) |
| Mr Fowler | William Podmore
(25th October 1956 – 28th September 1957) |
| Mrs. Shankland | Geraldine Page
(started 1st July 1957) |
Crew | |
| Author | Terence Rattigan |
| Design | Michael Weight |
| Director | Peter Glenville |
| Lighting design | Paul Morrison |
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Play description
A double-bill by Terence Rattigan – TABLE BY THE WINDOW and TABLE NUMBER SEVEN. Two plays about loneliness at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth. Note: The setting and cast/characters are the same for both plays, with the exception of the two leads, who change characters.
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