# Nap Hand (play)

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1940 play

Nap Hand Written by Vernon Sylvaine Guy Bolton Genre Comedy

***Nap Hand***[1] is a 1940 [comedy play](/source/Comedy_play) by [Vernon Sylvaine](/source/Vernon_Sylvaine) and [Guy Bolton](/source/Guy_Bolton). The title refers to the sporting term, a [nap hand](/source/Nap_hand). The farce revolves around [quintuplets](/source/Quintuplet).

After premiering at the [Manchester Opera House](/source/Manchester_Opera_House), it ran for 83 performances at the [Aldwych Theatre](/source/Aldwych_Theatre) in [London](/source/London) between 2 March and 11 May 1940. The cast included [Ralph Lynn](/source/Ralph_Lynn), [Kay Walsh](/source/Kay_Walsh), [William Hartnell](/source/William_Hartnell), [Marjorie Corbett](/source/Marjorie_Corbett), [Francis de Wolff](/source/Francis_de_Wolff), [Frederick Piper](/source/Frederick_Piper) and [Bertha Belmore](/source/Bertha_Belmore). It was produced by [Austin Melford](/source/Austin_Melford).[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["A NEW FARCE IN LONDON; Vernon Sylvaine Is the Author of a Play Called 'Nap Hand' (Published 1940)"](https://www.nytimes.com/1940/03/10/archives/a-new-farce-in-london-vernon-sylvaine-is-the-author-of-a-play.html). 10 March 1940. Retrieved 15 September 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Wearing p.9

## Bibliography

- Wearing, J.P. *The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel*. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

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