Eighty in the Shade

Eighty in the Shade is a 1958 play by the British writer Clemence Dane. It was her final play and was written as a vehicle for her friend Sybil Thorndike who played a famous stage actress celebrating fifty years on the stage while confronting family problems.

Eighty in the Shade
Written by	Clemence Dane
Date premiered	24 November 1958
Place premiered	Theatre Royal, Newcastle
Original language	English
Genre	Drama

It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle before transferring to the Globe Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 179 performances between 8 January and 13 June 1959. As well as Thorndike the cast included Lewis Casson, Robert Flemyng, Mary Peach and Valerie Taylor.^[1]