Old Acquaintance (play)

Old Acquaintance
Written byJohn Van Druten
Directed byAuriol Lee
Date premieredDecember 23, 1940 (1940-12-23)
Place premieredMorosco Theatre
Original languageEnglish
SubjectLong friendship between two women is tested
GenreComedy
SettingKatherine's apartment in Washington Square; Park Avenue drawing-room; November–December 1940

Old Acquaintance is a 1940 play by the British writer John Van Druten. It is a three-act comedy, with a small cast and two settings. The story is a conflict between two women, childhood friends from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and now both successful writers. It is all conversation, with exits and entrances the only action. It was considered a "woman's play" by contemporary reviewers.

Old Acquaintance was first produced on Broadway by Dwight Deere Wiman, staged by Auriol Lee, with set design by Richard Whorf, and starred Peggy Wood and Jane Cowl. It ran from December 1940 thru May 1941 on Broadway. The film version was released in early November 1943. It had a Broadway revival during 2007.

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