| His Excellency | |
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| Written by | Campbell Christie Dorothy Christie |
| Date premiered | 10 April 1950 |
| Place premiered | Grand Theatre, Leeds |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
His Excellency is a 1950 play by the British writers Campbell Christie and Dorothy Christie. A former docker takes over as the British governor of an island colony in the Mediterranean.
It premiered at the Grand Theatre, Leeds before transferring to the West End where it ran for 453 performances between 23 May 1950 and 23 June 1951 initially at the Princes Theatre before moving to the Piccadilly Theatre. The play starred Eric Portman later replaced by Donald Wolfit in the title role, Clive Morton, John Wood, Ian Fleming, Arnold Bell, Sebastian Shaw, Michael Shepley and Annabel Maule.[1]
- ^ Wearing p.23