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Dead Secret (play)

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Dead Secret
Written byMichael Clayton Hutton
Date premiered29 September 1952
Place premieredHer Majesty's Theatre, Brighton
Original languageEnglish
GenreThriller
SettingEngland, present day

Dead Secret is a 1952 thriller play by the British writher Michael Clayton Hutton.[1] A murder mystery, it premiered at Her Majesty's Theatre, Brighton before transferring to London's West End where it ran for 29 performances at St James's Theatre between 5 November and 29 November 1952.[2] The West End cast featured Ian Hunter, Hugh Wakefield, Joyce Heron and Sophie Stewart.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Carlson p.203
  2. ^ Wearing p.194
  3. ^ Wearing p.194

Bibliography

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  • Carlson, Marvin. Deathtraps: The Postmodern Comedy Thriller. Indiana University Press, 1993.
  • Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1950–1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.