Down Came a Blackbird (play)

Down Came a Blackbird
Written by	Peter Blackmore
Date premiered	1 September 1953
Place premiered	Q Theatre, London
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy
Setting	A villa on the outskirts of Cairo

Down Came a Blackbird is a 1953 comedy play by the British writer Peter Blackmore. It was first staged at Q Theatre in London before transferring to the West End where it ran for 53 performances at the Savoy Theatre between 22 December 1953 and 6 February 1954. Directed by Henry Kendall the cast included Peter Arne, Viola Keats, John Loder and Betty Paul.^[1] The title is taken from a line in the traditional nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence. It takes place entirely in the garden room of the Egyptian villa of Sir Clive Dawson.