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Ladies in Retirement

1953
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About Ladies in Retirement

Based on a famous murder which actually took place at the end of the last century and set in the 1880s, this play has become one of the most successful and most frequently performed in the modern repertoire. An eerie atmosphere of mystery is evoked in a dark, lonely house on the marshes of the Thames estuary. The characters, presented with great psychological realism and the strong vein of earthy comedy invest the play with a liveliness unusual for such a genuinely horrifying murder play.

1953

  • Genre: Drama

  • Playwright: Edward Percy & Reginald Denham

  • Director: Ronal Quinn

Ladies in Retirement is available in audio for free on Theater Guild on the Air. Recorded March 30, 1947