Mrs Patterson

Summary: BBC production of Mrs Patterson by Charles Sebree and Greer Johnson.
Theatre play: Mrs Patterson by Charles Sebree and Greer Johnson [more information]
Play synopsis: 'A play about a young southern black girl whose desire is to be rich and white’ (http://www.answers.com/topic/charles-sebree). The action takes place in a small town in the deep south of America, around 1920.
Production history: 'Mrs Patterson [...] opened in Detroit and featured Eartha Kitt, who earned her first Tony Award nomination for Mrs. Patterson. In 1954, Mrs Patterson made its Broadway debut’ (http://www.answers.com/topic/charles-sebree).
Date of transmission: Sunday 17 June 1956
Time: 8.30pm
Series: Sunday-Night Theatre
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Anthony Pelissier

Playwright

Greer Johnson

Playwright

Charles Sebree

Designer

Stephen Taylor

Cast

Play tags: adolescence; America, as theme or setting; American drama; race relations

Title: Mrs Patterson (BBC, 1956)
Archive: BFI Reuben Library [more information]
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