WHILE THE SUN SHINES
by Terence Rattigan
Directed by:
Saturday 15 to Saturday 22 March 2025
Mary Wallace Theatre
London in the Blitz, and love is fleeting: time to make hay.
Bobby, the young Earl of Harpenden, has begged for leave from the Royal Navy to marry his fiancée, Lady Elizabeth. But on the eve of the wedding a beefy American airman and an impulsive Free French lieutenant also fall head over heels for the bride-to-be.
Terence Rattigan’s buoyant, giddy farce was a West End hit, playing for over 1,100 performances after it opened in 1943. While the Sun Shines offers a glimpse of how the thrill of love flourished even as the bombs fell.
Guidance – Some characters and dialogue reflect stereotypes and attitudes of the time the play was written (1943)
Copyright & Licence | This amateur production of “While the Sun Shines” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

Stuart Watson
Box Office: Buy tickets here, queries via boxoffice@rss-mwt.org.uk
Cast
ROSIE DUPREE, THE SOHO SONGBIRD Elisabeth Valentine HORTON Graham Schafer THE EARL OF HARPENDEN Jack Willard LIEUTENANT MULVANEY Tom Redican LADY ELIZABETH Lucy Mabbitt THE DUKE OF AYR AND STIRLING Hugh Cox LIEUTENANT COLBERT Mark Saunders MABEL CRUM Sarah Sharpe
Creative Team
Director:
Ass. Director:
Set Design:
Costume:
Lighting Design:
Sound Design:
Stage Manager:
Stuart Watson
Paul Don Smith
Andy Mathieson
Ellie Quick
James Connor
Simon Bartlett, Josie Teale
Photos
