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Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 7m
Terence Rattigan
Inspired by an actual event, Rattigan’s hit 1946 play concerns a father's desperate efforts to clear his son's name when the boy is expelled from the Royal Naval College for allegedly stealing a five-shilling postal order.
Cadet Ronnie Winslow is expelled from the Royal Naval College accused of stealing. His father, Arthur, refusing to believe his guilt and dissatisfied with the manner in which the investigation was conducted, demands a new inquiry and fights tirelessly for his son's honour. Following an independent inquiry, the matter is taken to the House of Commons, but Arthur destroys his health and finances in the process. Ultimately, Arthur's perseverance pays off: a civil trial is allowed and Ronnie is acquitted.
The Winslow Boy was first produced at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, on 25 February 1946, and subsequently at the Lyric Theatre, London, on 23 May, 1946.
RONNIE WINSLOW VIOLET GRACE WINSLOW ARTHUR WINSLOW CATHERINE WINSLOW DICKIE WINSLOW JOHN WATHERSTONE DESMOND CURRY MISS BARNES FRED SIR ROBERT MORTON
Note: The play was inspired by the facts of a well-known case, but the characters attributed to the individuals represented are based on the author’s imagination and are not necessarily factual.
Arthur Winslow’s house in Kensington, London. 1913-1914.
“Both a stirring drama about the rights of the individual... and a moving, surprisingly ambiguous tale of the price to be paid for the relentless pursuit of even an honorable goal.” – The New York Times
“As the emotional stakes of Arthur’s campaign are gradually revealed, The Winslow Boy opens out to become both a stirring drama about the rights of the individual in conflict with the imperatives of the government (a topic that could hardly seem more pertinent, in the post-Edward J. Snowden era), and a moving, surprisingly ambiguous tale of the price to be paid for the relentless pursuit of even an honorable goal.” – The New York Times
Born in London on the 10th June 1911, Terence Rattigan (1911–1977) was educated at Harrow (Scholar) from 1925 to 1930 and Trinity College, Oxford (History Scholarship) BA to 1933. He served as a flight Lieutenant in the Central Command, RAF from 1940 to 1945. In 1934 he had b ...