His company, H. M. Tennent, which he co-founded in 1936, was based at the old Globe Theatre (now the Gielgud Theatre) in Shaftesbury Avenue, London.
The show premiered at Derby Playhouse in 1999, transferring to London's West End later that year where it ran at the Gielgud Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue.
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After a tour beginning at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin on 24 September 1956, the play opened on 8 November 1956 at the Globe Theatre in London's West End, starring John Gielgud, co-directed by Gielgud and Coward.
Philip Battley has been seen in many theatrical productions on stage in the UK, including The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Chichester Festival Theatre, Gielgud Theatre, Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto).