play "The Winslow Boy"

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"The Winslow Boy" is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a family's legal and moral struggle to clear their son's name after a wrongful accusation.

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play "The Winslow Boy" canonical 2
play The Winslow Boy (1946) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama
stage play
author Terence Rattigan
basedOn Archer-Shee case
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dramaticStructure courtroom drama elements
dramaturgicalForm four-act play
firstPerformanceYear 1946
firstPerformedIn London theatre
genre family drama
legal drama
hasAdaptation The Winslow Boy (1948 film)
linked to: The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy (1958 television film)
linked to: The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy (1999 film)
linked to: The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy (radio adaptations)
linked to: The Winslow Boy
hasCharacter Desmond Curry
John Watherstone
Violet
hasDialogueStyle naturalistic
hasMoralQuestion Is it right to sacrifice everything for a point of principle?
hasRecurringLine "Let right be done."
hasTitleCharacter Ronnie Winslow
influencedBy British legal system
intendedMedium theatre
literaryMovement realism
mainCharacter Arthur Winslow
Catherine Winslow
Grace Winslow
Ronnie Winslow
Sir Robert Morton
notableProduction Original West End production
originalLanguage English
partOf Terence Rattigan plays
plotSummary A family fights a legal and moral battle to clear their son of a charge of theft from a naval college.
publicationYear 1946
settingLocation London
linked to: London, England
settingPeriod Edwardian era
subject family loyalty
honor
justice
legal ethics
wrongful accusation
theme The impact of legal battles on private life
The principle of justice regardless of cost
timePeriodOfWork 20th century
writer Terence Rattigan

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Archer-Shee case inspiredWork play "The Winslow Boy"
Catherine Winslow firstAppearance play The Winslow Boy (1946)
linked to: play "The Winslow Boy"
awarded to Archer-Shee family inspiredWork play "The Winslow Boy"