The Winslow Boy Morton, and Emma Thompson as Catherine. "The Winslow Boy" was presented on the BBC Home Service "Saturday Night Theatre" November 15, 1947. The performance starred David Spenser, Frank Cellier, and Molly Rankin. "The Winslow Boy" was presented on "Theatre Guild on the Air" November 23, 1952. The one-hour adaptation starred Basil Rathbone, Alan Webb, and Margaret Phillips. The Winslow Boy The Winslow Boy is an English play from 1946 by Terence Rattigan based on an incident involving George Archer-Shee in the Edwardian era. The incident took place at the Royal Naval College, Osborne. Set against the strict codes of conduct
The Sleeping Prince (play) Laurence Olivier, whose wife was an actress called pert Vivien Leigh, and a playwright called clever Terence Rattigan wrote a play for them, called "The Sleeping Prince," with a gruff part for him and a pert part for her, and to nobody's surprise it ran happily ever after, with twice-weekly matinées.""The Spectator" however, called it "the very best of its kind"; Michael Redgrave directed the play on Broadway at the Coronet Theatre in November and December 1956, with the following cast: The production ran for 60 performances. Marilyn Monroe bought the rights to the play and subsequently produced "The Prince