The Queen’s Husband

Summary: 1957 Associated-Rediffusion production for ITV of Robert E. Sherwood’s romantic comedy The Queen’s Husband.
Theatre play: The Queen’s Husband by Robert E. Sherwood (1896-1955) [more information]
Play synopsis: A romantic comedy and ‘a semi-serious tale of political upheaval in a small, mythical nameless constitutional monarchy lying somewhere in the North Sea somewhere between Denmark and Scotland...Anarchist revolutionaries rebel violently against the despotic rule of Premier Northrup, who during the melee claims dictatorial powers. Through calm thought, negotiations, and a rereading of the Constitution, the king retakes control, brings peace of the nation, and gets rid of Northrup.' (Source: Harriet Hyman Alonso, ‘Robert E. Sherwood: The Playwright in Peace and War’, University of Massachusetts Press, 2008, p. 105.)
Production history: Previewed in Providence, Long Island, on 16 January 1928, and opened at the Playhouse in New York on 25 January.
Date of transmission: Thursday 18 April 1957
Channel: ITV
Production company: Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1964)

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