Strangers on a Train (play) Strangers on a Train (play) Strangers on a Train is a play written by Craig Warner and is based on the 1950 the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith. The show made its West End and world premiere at the Gielgud Theatre on 19 November 2013, following previews from 2 November. Strangers on a Train is a thriller written by Craig Warner, based on the 1950 novel "Strangers on a Train" written by Patricia Highsmith. Officially confirmed on 20 September 2013, the play began previews on 2 November 2013, before making its world premiere at the Gielgud Theatre
Patricia Highsmith convinced that Blacks were responsible for the welfare crisis in America. She disliked Koreans because "they ate dogs". Highsmith was an active supporter of Palestinian rights, a stance which, according to "Carol" screenwriter Phyllis Nagy, "often teetered into outright antisemitism." When she was living in Switzerland in the 1980s, she used nearly 40 aliases when writing to various government bodies and newspapers deploring the state of Israel and the "influence" of the Jews. Nevertheless, many of the women she became romantically involved with as well as friends she valued were Jewish, such as Arthur Koestler, whom she met in October