The Affair (play)


The Affair is a 1962 play by Ronald Millar based on the novel by C. P. Snow.
This novel was also adapted for Australian TV in 1965.

Synopsis

A group of professors at Cambridge University try to hire an old colleague back even though they all don't like him, they all agree he was dismissed unfairly.

Productions

The original production premiered on September 20, 1962 at Henry Miller Theatre and closed after 116 performances on December 29, 1962. The show was directed by John Fernald, scenery and lighting design by Eldon Elder, and costume design by Ramse Mostoller.
The cast starred Kynaston Reeves, Christopher Hewett, Brewster Mason, Brenda Vaccaro, Kenneth Mars, Francis Compton, Edward Atienza, Donald Moffat, Geoffrey Lumsden, Edgar Daniels, Patrick Waddington, Elizabeth Hubbard, Keith Baxter, and Paxton Whitehead.