Lord Adrian
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First produced by Lord Longford at the Gate Theatre, Dublin on 9th March 1937.
Concerns an elderly Duke who undergoes a rejuvenating monkey-glands operation, then marries his secretary and produces a son, Lord Adrian. The boy’s strange affinity with animals sends him into the woods at night, teaching foxes and badgers how to make fire and fomenting an animal revolt.
Reviews include: George Buchanan, ‘Boy into Beast’, News Chronicle 17th April 1937 (page 7) and Philip Page, ‘Lord Dunsany writes a queer play’, The Sphere 24th April 1937 (page 24).
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Bessie Branson | Thea Holme |
|---|---|
| Chiffins | Michael Morice |
| Duke of Fenland and Arden | Robert Rendel |
| Jerrup | Dennis Glenny |
| Lady Nebret | Enid Lindsey |
| Lord Adrian | Nigel Stock |
| Lord Mansingham | Geoffrey Clarke |
| Lord Sandborough | Geoffrey Gomer |
| Nellie Nebret | Jill Furse |
| Rev John Andrews | Hedley Briggs |
| Smeedings | David Bird |
| Smith | Roy Cambrian |
| Themble | Desmond Keith |
| Wellbin | Arnold Lever |
| Woldman | Harry Hutchinson |
Crew | |
| Director | Reginald Beckwith |
| Decor | Hedley Briggs |
| Presented by | Norman Marshall |
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