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Wild Heather
Written byDorothy Brandon
Date premiered27 August 1917
Place premiered
Original languageEnglish
GenreDrama

Wild Heather is a 1917 play by the British writer Dorothy Brandon. A woman looking to marry has to choose between two very different men.

After debuting at the Gaiety Theatre in Manchester in August 1917, it transferred for a West End run at the Strand Theatre lasting 79 performances between October 1917 and January 1918. The cast included Lyn Harding and Helen Haye.[1] Noel Coward had one of his earliest roles in the production.

Film adaptation

In 1921, it was turned into a silent film Wild Heather directed by Cecil Hepworth.[2]

References

  1. ^ Wearing, J. P. The London Stage 1910-1919: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
  2. ^ Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999, p.1017
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