Tread Softly

Summary

BBC production of George Barraud’s Tread Softly.

Theatre play

Tread Softly by George Barraud [more information]

Play synopsis

The action of this short play takes place in the Lexington district of New York. Mike Nesbitt is a playwright, whose Tread Softly is about to open on Broadway, and also a gambler whose marriage to Andy (Andrea Nesbitt) is, as a result, on the rocks. Mike attempts to gamble his way out of his troubles.

Production history

Dated to 1946.

Date of transmission

Thursday 25 April 1957

Time

8.30pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Archie Campbell

Playwright

George Barraud

Designer

Malcolm Goulding

Cast

Michael Balfour	Enrico
Neville Becker	Louis
Faith Brook	Andrea (Andy) Nesbitt
Phil Brown	Michael Nesbitt
Nadia Cattouse	Sally
James Dyrenforth	Charles Benedict
Alan Gifford	Max Shultz
Danny Green	Regan
Alfie Kahn	Man with a Mouth Organ
Stuart Nichol	Chester (Chet) Wainwright
Alan Tilvern	Jimmy Crosby

Additional details

Play tags

American drama; gambling; theatre or acting, as theme

Print sources

Title

BBC Television: Tread Softly (Newspaper review)

Reference

The Times, 26 April 1957, p. 3

Title

Radio Times, 19 April 1957 (Magazine)

Linking notes

pp. 10 (article) and 19 (listing)