Eden End

Summary

BBC Television production of J. B. Priestley’s Eden End.

Theatre play

Eden End by J. B. Priestley (1894-1984) [more information]

Play synopsis

'In the last week of October 1912 the family of Dr Kirby, a widower in the North of England, is disturbed by the unexpected return of Stella, a "prodigal daughter" who left eight years before in order to pursue a career on the stage’ (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_End).

Production history

Premiere: Duchess Theatre, London, 1934.

Date of transmission

Sunday 6 April 1958

Time

8.30pm (90 mins)

Series

Sunday-Night Theatre

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Stephen Harrison

Playwright

J. B. Priestley (1894-1984)

Designer

John Cooper

Cast

Maxine Audley	Stella Kirby
Jeremy Brett	Wilfred Kirby
James Hayter	Dr Kirby
Loelia Kidd	Alice
Dennis Price (1915-1973)	Charles Appleby
John Stone	Geoffrey Farrant
Beatrice Varley	Sarah
Gwen[doline] Watford	Lilian Kirby
Sam Woodcock	William Sugden

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

north of England, as theme or setting; theatre or acting, as theme

Print sources

Title

Animals Again (Newspaper review)

Author/creator

Maurice Richardson (Reviewer)

Reference

The Observer, 13 April 1958, p. 15

Title

Mr J. B. Priestley’s Eden End: Familiar Friends in a Familiar Setting (Newspaper review)

Reference

The Times, 7 April 1958, p. 10

Title

Radio Times, 4 April 1958 (Magazine)

Linking notes

pp. 4 and 9, article and listing

Title

Sunday-Night Theatre: Business as Usual (Newspaper review)

Reference

The Manchester Guardian, 7 April 1958, p. 10