The Glass Cage
- Summary
- Granada Television presentation for ITV of the Crest Theatre of Toronoto’s production of The Glass Cage by J. B. Priestley.
- Theatre play
- The Glass Cage by J. B. Priestley (1894-1984) [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Wednesday 10 July 1957
- Time
- 9.00pm
- Series
- Play of the Week
- Channel
- ITV
- Production company
- Granada Television (1956-)
- Theatre company
- Crest Theatre, Toronto
Credits
- Director
- Eric Fawcett
- Playwright
- J. B. Priestley (1894-1984)
- Cast
Barbara Chilcott Jean McBane Madeleine Christie Mildred McBane Donald Davis Angus McBane Murray Davis Douglas McBane James Edmond Dr Edward Gratton William Job John Harvey William Needles Malcolm McBane Frank Peddie David McBane Edna Pozer Bridget Janet Reid Elspie
Additional details
- Extant status
- No archival copy is known to exist.
- Play tags
- Canada, as theme or setting
Print sources
- Title
- A Critic’s Sanity Saved by J. B. Priestley: Canadian Company in The Glass Cage (Newspaper review)
- Author/creator
- Bernard Levin (Reviewer)
- Reference
- The Manchester Guardian, 13 July 1957, p. 3
- Title
- Achievement in the Field of Drama: Outstanding Feature of 1957 (Newspaper article)
- Author/creator
- Bernard Levin (Author)
- Reference
- The Manchester Guardian, 4 January 1958, p. 3
- Title
- Orriginal Sin (Newspaper review)
- Author/creator
- Maurice Richardson (Reviewer)
- Reference
- The Observer, 14 July 1957, p. 12
- Title
- Plays for the Millions: The First 75. A Cross Index of Granada TV Play Productions (Book)
- Reference
- Published by Granada TV Network, 1960
- Title
- TV Times, 5 July 1957 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- cover image; listing, p. 19
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