Love and Miss Figgis

Summary: 1959 BBC production of Love and Miss Figgis by Stella Martin Currey, from the BBC’s Midland television studio.
Theatre play: Love and Miss Figgis by Stella Martin Currey [more information]
Play synopsis: 'A young girl, Meg Day, is torn between the relationship with her family and the chance to follow the opportunites that may open for her by gaining a scholarship. Her teacher Miss Figgis [Senior Classics Mistress at a provincial girls’ school] has coached her for the exam and given her considerable encouragement, recognising her intelligence and ability. Meg realises however, that entering a new life and environment will mean breaking away from her friends and background.' Source: http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/543466?view=synopsis.
Production history: Performed in Colchester in c. 1951 (source: Ivor Brown, ‘New York & Old Jewry’, The Observer, 11 November 1951, p. 6). It was one of the winning plays in the Arts Council’s Festival of Britain competition for new plays (source: ‘Arts Council Play Awards’, The Times, 9 November 1951, p. 3). It was published by Samuel French in 1955.
Date of transmission: Saturday 1 August 1959
Time: 9.40-11.00pm
Series: Saturday Playhouse
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Chloe Gibson

Playwright

Stella Martin Currey

Adapted for Television by

Tatiana Lieven

Adapted for Television by

Alwyne Whatsley

Designer

Charles Carroll

Cast

Extant status: No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags: class issues / differences; schools, as theme or setting; universities, as theme or setting

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