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Theater
"The Honeys"
Information Description Cast/Crew Trivia Reviews Actual Program
Information
- Productions:
- Broadway's Longacre Theater, April 28, 1955
- Only ran for 36 perforances
- Toured in Boston, New Haven, and Philadelphia before Broadway premiere
Description
"Early in 1955 he [Roald Dahl] wrote a play called "The Honeys". Based on some of the stories from Someone Like You, the play revolves around two sisters who decide to murder their husbands. "The Honeys" opened on Broadway on 28 April 1955 and starred Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, and Dorothy Strickney. Although it received some good notices, it ran for only 36 performances. Its short run, combined with the difficulties that Dahl had with the play's director, convinced Dahl to stick to short–story writing."
– From Roald Dahl, by Mark I. West.
Cast/Crew
| Cast: |
| Mary (Mrs. Bennett Honey) |
|
Jessica Tandy |
| Maggie (Mrs. Curtis Honey) |
|
Dorothy Stickney |
| Bennett Honey |
|
Hume Cronyn |
| Curtis Honey (Bennett's twin brother) |
|
Christopher Labatt |
| Nellie Fleischman |
|
Mary Finney |
| Maloney |
|
Heywood Hale Broun |
| O'Dwyer |
|
Len Doyle |
| Inspector White |
|
Paul Lipson |
| Crew: |
| Director |
|
Reginald Denham |
| Playwright |
|
Roald Dahl |
| Producer |
|
Cheryl Crawford |
| Set designer |
|
Ben Edwards |
| Costumes |
|
Motley |
| Stage Manager |
|
Paul A. Foley |
Trivia
"Christopher Labatt", the actor who played Curtis Bennett, didn't actually exist. It was a pseudonym for Hume Cronyn, who played both Curtis and Bennett.
Reviews
Actual Program
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