Dear Miss Phoebe Explained

Dear Miss Phoebe
Setting:England, 1810s
Date Of Premiere:31 July 1950
Original Language:English
Place:Theatre Royal, Birmingham
Genre:Musical

Dear Miss Phoebe is a musical with a book by Christopher Hassall and music by Harry Parr-Davies. It is based on the play Quality Street by J.M. Barrie.

It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham before transferring to the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End, where it ran for 283 performances between 13 October 1950 and 16 June 1951. The original London cast included Carol Raye, Peter Graves, Olga Lindo, Moya Nugent, Gretchen Franklin and Noel Dyson.[1] The song "I Leave My Heart in an English Garden" from it is particularly well-known.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Wearing, p. 50
  2. Book: Wright . Adrian . The Innumerable Dance: The Life and Work of William Alwyn . 2008 . Boydell & Brewer Ltd . 978-1-84383-412-0 . 235 . 8 August 2023 . en.
  3. Book: Gordon . Robert . Jubin . Olaf . The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical . 2016 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-998874-7 . 256 . 8 August 2023 . en.