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Nap Hand (play)

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Nap Hand
Written byVernon Sylvaine
Guy Bolton
Date premiered19 February 1940
Place premieredManchester Opera House
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

Nap Hand is a 1940 comedy play by Vernon Sylvaine and Guy Bolton. The title refers to the sporting term, a nap hand. The farce revolves around quintuplets.

After premiering at the Manchester Opera House, it ran for 83 performances at the Aldwych Theatre in London between 2 March and 11 May 1940. The cast included Ralph Lynn, Kay Walsh, William Hartnell, Marjorie Corbett, Francis de Wolff, Frederick Piper and Bertha Belmore. It was produced by Austin Melford.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Wearing p.9

Bibliography

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  • Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.