Indoor Fireworks

Summary

1947 BBC live studio production of Arthur Macrae’s farce Indoor Fireworks.

Theatre play

Indoor Fireworks by Arthur Macrae [more information]

Play synopsis

Farce in which Mrs Barry feigns an illness so that she can be the centre of attention from her son and daughter.

Production history

Performed at the Aldwych Theatre, London in 1933-1934; published by Samuel French in 1935.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 8 April 1947

Time

8.30-10.00pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Michael Barry

Playwright

Arthur Macrae

Sets / Settings

Barry Learoyd

Cast

Frederick Bradshaw	Marquis of Yore
Hélène Burls	Cissy
Eileen Draycott	Mrs Barry
Marjorie Gresley	Miss Benbow
Vera Hurst	Marchioness of Yore
Ronald Ibbs	Pat Swanson
Avice Landone	Christina
Laurier Lister	Peter
Terry Randall	Eleanor
Anthony Viccars	Teddy

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

farce

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 4 April 1947 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 23