Out of Bounds
Written byArthur Watkyn
Date premiered8 November 1962
Place premieredWyndham's Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy thriller
SettingLondon, present day

Out of Bounds is a comedy thriller play by the British writer Arthur Watkyn. It enjoyed a successful run at Wyndham's Theatre in the West End with Michael Redgrave in the lead role of Lancelot Dodd, a naive headmaster who is an exact Doppelgänger of a British spy who has recently died.[1] The West End cast also included Pauline Jameson, Anton Diffring, Graham Armitage, Peter Stephens, Michael Balfour, Michael Bates, Lionel Gamlin and Charles Heslop. It was directed by Harold French.

Film adaptation

In 1964 it was made into a West German film A Mission for Mr. Dodd directed by Günter Gräwert and Heinz Rühmann and Maria Sebaldt. Anton Diffring who had appeared in the West End play, was also in the film cast.

References

  1. Lachman p.123

Bibliography

  • Lachman, Marvin. The Villainous Stage: Crime Plays on Broadway and in the West End. McFarland, 2014.
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