Our Nell

Our Nell is a musical with a book by Louis N. Parker and Reginald Arkell and music by Harold Fraser-Simson and Ivor Novello. It is based on the life of the English actress Nell Gwynn, mistress of Charles II. It was inspired by an earlier musical Our Peg by Edward Knoblock, that premiered in 1919 based on the life of the eighteenth century actress Peg Woffington.^[1]

Our Nell
Written by	Louis N. Parker Reginald Arkell
Date premiered	16 April 1924
Place premiered	Gaiety Theatre, London
Original language	English
Genre	Period musical
Setting	London, 17th Century

Our Nell premiered in April 1924 and ran for 140 performances at the Gaiety Theatre in London's West End with a cast that included Arthur Wontner, Walter Passmore, Miles Malleson, Reginald Bach, Amy Augarde and Jose Collins in the title role.^[2]