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3 unusual facts about Busman's Honeymoon


Busman's Honeymoon

Busman's Honeymoon was preceded by adaptations of Whose Body?, Strong Poison, and Gaudy Night (all adapted by Frances Limoncelli and produced at Lifeline Theatre).

Lifeline Theatre (Chicago, Illinois) presented an original adaptation of Busman's Honeymoon in the spring and summer of 2009.

St Cross Church, Oxford

The marriage of Dorothy L. Sayers' fictional detective Lord Peter Wimsey to Harriet Vane was in the church on 8 October 1935 in Busman's Honeymoon.


Harriet Vane

Harriet Vane (Lady Peter Wimsey) was portrayed by Emily Richard in the 1988 stage adaptation of Busman's Honeymoon at The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith.

Lifeline Theatre

Lifeline also produced world premiere adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the Ring) and four installments of the Dorothy L. Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries (Whose Body?, Strong Poison, Gaudy Night, and Busman's Honeymoon).


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