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''See How They Run'' is an English comedy in three acts by Philip King. Its title is a line from the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice". It is considered a farce for its tense comic situations and headlong humour, heavily playing on mistaken identity, doors, and vicars. In 1955 it was adapted as a film starring Roland Culver. ==Early production history== King wrote the first act in 1942 under the title ''Moon Madness'', with the final act completed in 1943. His play was first staged by Henry Kendall at the Peterborough Rep in 1944 prior to a British tour as an entertainment for the troops, under the auspices of ENSA.〔Richmond Theatre programme CV, February 2006〕 Henry Kendall's production, re-cast and restaged, was then presented by producer Jack de Leon at his Q Theatre, close to Kew Bridge, as Christmas entertainment opening on 21 December 1944. It then transferred – with one change of cast – to the Comedy Theatre, opening to rave reviews on 4 January 1945. The cast included Joan Hickson as the maid Ida (an actress new to comedy who had been acting at the Q Theatre since 1942) and starred Beryl Mason and George Gee as Penelope and Clive.〔''On Q: Jack and Beatie de Leon and the Q Theatre'' by Kenneth Barrow, Heritage Publications (1992) ISBN 978-0-9519089-0-7〕 It ran for 18 months at the Comedy, notching up 589 performances.〔Who's Who in the Theatre, 11th edition〕 The West End opening night was not without its perils. Three 'doodle-bugs' (V-1 flying bombs) exploded nearby. No-one budged until after the play was over, but Gee complained at the cast party that all three went off just as he was speaking his funniest lines.〔(The British Theatre Guide : Reviews – See How They Run (Richmond Theatre and Touring) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「See How They Run (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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