I’ve added a couple more programs for The Honeys, Dahl’s ill-fated play that only ran for 36 performances on Broadway. I’ve since learned that the script was rewritten and retitled “Your Loving Wife” for a UK production in 1956. That one didn’t fare much better though! I also found a cool Charles Addams advertisement from the Broadway production.
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“The Honeys” – Media Mentions from The New York Times
The archive of The New York Times is a treasure trove. Recently I managed to find more than a dozen mentions of “The Honeys,” Roald Dahl’s one failed attempt at playwriting from 1955. It’s fascinating to trace the trajectory from the optimistic early days when the project was first kicking off, to the first indications of trouble (the director quit!), the eventual premiere, subsequent bad reviews, and ultimately its closing. Even at the end, Dahl was still vowing to rewrite and launch a new production in London. Looks like that never happened…