Alfie (play)

Alfie
Written byBill Naughton
CharactersAlfie Elkins
Date premiered1963
Original languageEnglish
GenreDrama, comedy
SettingIn and around South London of the present day

Alfie is a 1963 stage play written by Bill Naughton.[1] Developed from a radio drama, the original London production starred John Neville, and the Broadway transfer starred Terence Stamp.[2][3]

The play recounts the life of a working-class London ladies man, Alfie Elkins, and the many women who pass through his life. The play was adapted into a film twice, a 1966 version starring Michael Caine and a 2004 version starring Jude Law, with the location switched to Manhattan and the character being an ex-pat Cockney.[4]

  1. ^ Collins, Glenn (11 January 1992). "Bill Naughton, 81, a British Playwright Who Created 'Alfie'". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
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  4. ^ French, Philip (24 October 2004). "Alfie". The Observer. Retrieved 11 December 2020.