Duet for Two Hands
1948
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One of four plays by the late English actress, writer and dramatist, Mary Hayley Bell, Duet for Two Hands ran on Broadway in 1947. A classic thriller about a pioneering surgeon and the sinister results of his work.
A pianist has lost both of his hands in a tragic accident. A respected surgeon performs the impossible by grafting the hands of a recently-hanged killer onto the disabled musician. The musician's new hands prefer murdering to playing sonatas.
5 - 6 May, 1948
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        Venue: Her Majesty's Theatre
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        Genre: Drama
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        Playwright: Mary Hayley Bell
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        Director: Jenny Strickland
 
Cast
Marie Grace
Peter James
Nancy Berry
Philip Hobson
Media
IMG 2859
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