Home at Seven (play)

Home at Seven is a 1950 British mystery play by R. C. Sherriff. The original production, starring Ralph Richardson, opened at the Theatre Royal, Brighton in February 1950. It transferred to Wyndham's Theatre in the West End on 7 March 1950, for a run of 342 performances.^[1] Variety called it "one of the major successes of the legit season."^[2]

Home at Seven
Written by	R. C. Sherriff
Date premiered	6 February 1950
Place premiered	Theatre Royal, Brighton
Original language	English
Genre	Mystery

Plot

David Preston returns home from work to his wife Janet to find that 24 hours have elapsed without him even realising it, and it is now a day later than he thought. As hard as he tries, he cannot recall the missing day. Evidence then emerges suggesting that he was involved in a theft and murder that happened in the period that he cannot account for.

Original cast

• David Preston - Ralph Richardson
• Dr. Sparling - Cyril Raymond
• Major Watson - Philip Stainton
• Inspector Hemingway - Campbell Singer
• Mr. Petherbridge - Frederick Piper
• Mrs. Preston - Marian Spencer
• Peggy Dobson - Meriel Forbes

Adaptations

In 1952 the play was adapted as a film Home at Seven directed by and starring Ralph Richardson, with many of the stage cast reprising their roles.^[3]