A Dead Secret

A Dead Secret
Written byRodney Ackland
Date premiered22 April 1957
Place premieredRoyal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Original languageEnglish
GenreCrime
SettingWillesden, London, 1911

A Dead Secret is a 1957 crime play by Rodney Ackland. It is a murder drama set in 1911 London and is based on the Seddon murder trial. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool then transferred to the Piccadilly Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 212 performances. The West End cast included Paul Scofield, Madge Brindley, Dinsdale Landen, Megs Jenkins, Harold Scott, Gretchen Franklin, Arthur Lowe, Maureen Delany and Laidman Browne.