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Adaptations
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form
y
Crest of the Wave
( dir. Roy Boulting
et. al. )agent
United Kingdom (UK)
:
Boulting Brothers
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
,
1954
8075635
1954
single work
film/TV
An adaptation of High Hastings's drama about weapons testing off the coast of Scotland during World War II.
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form
y
Seagulls Over Sorrento
United Kingdom (UK)
:
ITV
,
1956
8075991
1956
single work
film/TV
An adaptation of Hugh Hastings's play for ITV's anthology series.
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form
y
Möwen über Sorrent
Seagulls Over Sorrento
Georg A. Schaaffs
(translator),
( dir. Werner Völger
)
Germany
:
Sender Freies Berlin
,
1956
8076622
1956
single work
film/TV
An adaptation of Hugh Hastings's play for West German television.
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form
y
Seagulls Over Sorrento
( dir. Alf Potter
)
Melbourne
:
Crawford Productions
Channel 7
,
1960
8076735
1960
single work
film/TV
A television adaptation of Hugh Hastings's stage play.
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form
y
Måsar över Sorrento
Seagulls Over Sorrento
( dir. Bjarne Commondt
)
Finland
:
Suomen Televisio
,
1962
8076834
1962
single work
film/TV
An adaptation (in Swedish) of Hugh Hastings' play, made for the Finnish public broadcaster.
Notes
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Variant title appears on the manuscript copy held in the Campbell Howard Collection, Dixson Library, University of New England.
Production Details
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First produced by the Repertory Players, Comedy Theatre, London, 23 October 1949 followed by a season at the Apollo Theatre, London, from June 1950 where it received over 1,500 performances. First Australian production at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, 5 April 1952. Also produced in New York, 1952. Adapted by John Drummond and published as a novel in 1955 by French. CH holds a manuscript copy of 'Scapa Flow: a musical play' based on 'Seagulls' by Hastings.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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'The Doll' in New York
1958
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 January 1958; (p. 2)
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'The Doll' in New York
1958
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 January 1958; (p. 2)
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