Plague Over England

Plague Over England
West End Premiere Poster
Written byNicholas de Jongh
CharactersJohn Gielgud
Sybil Thorndike
Date premieredFebruary 2008 (2008-02) - World Premiere
February 24, 2009 (2009-02-24) - West End Premiere
Original languageEnglish
GenreDrama
SettingLondon

Plague Over England is a play written by Nicholas de Jongh, based on a real-life incident when actor John Gielgud was arrested for lewd behavior in 1953; it provides an insight into the changes in the lives of gay people over the last fifty years. It received universally positive reviews when it received its world premiere at the Finborough Theatre in 2008, and subsequently transferred to the West End with an updated cast for a limited run.

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