Editing Brief Encounter (section)

==Further adaptations==

===Radio===
[[File:Brief Encounter.JPG|thumb|alt=ALT TEXT|Jenny Seagrove and Nigel Havers rehearsing]]''Brief Encounter'' was adapted as a radio play on the 20 November 1946 episode of ''[[Academy Award (radio series)|Academy Award Theater]]'', starring [[Greer Garson]].<ref>{{cite news |date=16 November 1946 |title=Greer Garson Stars in "Brief Encounter" On Academy Award—WHP |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3225864/harrisburg_telegraph/ |access-date=14 September 2015 |newspaper=Harrisburg Telegraph |page=17 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> It was also presented three times on ''[[The Screen Guild Theater]]'': on 12 May 1947 with [[Herbert Marshall]] and [[Lilli Palmer]], on 12 January 1948 with Marshall and [[Irene Dunne]], and on 11 January 1951 with [[Stewart Granger]] and [[Deborah Kerr]]. Additionally, ''[[Lux Radio Theatre|Lux Radio Theater]]'' adapted the film on 29 November 1948 with Garson and [[Van Heflin]], and again on 14 May 1951 with [[Olivia de Havilland]] and [[Richard Basehart]].

On 30 October 2009, as part of the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the [[BBC]]'s [[Maida Vale Studios]], [[Jenny Seagrove]] and [[Nigel Havers]] starred in a special [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]] production of ''Brief Encounter'', performed live from Maida Vale's studio 6 (MV6). The script used was a 1947 adaptation for radio by Maurice Horspool, which had been in the BBC's archives and had never been performed since its creation.

In addition, ''Theatre Guild on the Air'' broadcast two adaptations of ''Brief Encounter'' in its original form, ''Still Life''. The first aired on 6 April 1947 on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] featuring [[Ingrid Bergman]], [[Sam Wanamaker]] and [[Peggy Wood]]. The second aired on 13 November 1949 on [[NBC]], starring [[Helen Hayes]] and [[David Niven]].

===TV===
* In 1961, ''Brief Encounter'' was adapted for television, starring [[Dinah Shore]] and [[Ralph Bellamy]].<ref>[https://archive.org/details/variety-1961-03/page/30/mode/1up?q=%22brief+encounter%22 Review of production] at Variety</ref>
* A [[Brief Encounter (1974 film)|1974 television remake]], aired in the United States on ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]'', featured [[Sophia Loren]] and [[Richard Burton]]. However, this version was not well received by critics or audiences.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Connor |first=John J. |date=12 November 1974 |title=TV - 'Brief Encounter' - Burton and Miss Loren Portray Lovers on Hallmark Film at 8.30 on NBC |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/11/12/archives/tv-brief-encounter-burton-and-miss-loren-portray-lovers-on-hallmark.html |access-date=10 March 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref>

===Theatre===
The first adaptation of ''Brief Encounter'' to source from both the screenplay and Noël Coward's original stage material was created by Andrew Taylor and starred [[Hayley Mills]]. This production embarked on its first national tour in 1996 and later transferred to the [[West End theatre|West End]], where it played at the [[Lyric Theatre, London|Lyric Theatre]], [[Shaftesbury Avenue]], in 2000, featuring [[Jenny Seagrove]] in the lead role.

'''Emma Rice/Kneehigh Theatre adaptation'''

The [[Kneehigh Theatre]] production, adapted and directed by [[Emma Rice]], was a unique blend of the film and Coward's original stage play, incorporating additional musical elements. Produced by [[David Pugh (theatre producer)|David Pugh]] and [[Dafydd Rogers]], the adaptation premiered at [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre]] in October 2007 and later at the [[Leeds Playhouse|West Yorkshire Playhouse]] before opening in February 2008 at the Haymarket Cinema in London, which was temporarily converted into a theatre for the play.<ref>{{cite news |last=Billington |first=Michael |date=18 February 2008 |title=Theatre Review: Brief Encounter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/feb/18/theatre1 |access-date=26 April 2010 |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cheal |first=David |date=8 February 2008 |title=Brief Encounter: 'I want people to laugh and cry. That's our job' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/drama/3671045/Brief-Encounter-I-want-people-to-laugh-and-cry.-Thats-our-job.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London}}</ref> The 2008 London cast included Amanda Lawrence, Tamzin Griffin, Tristan Sturrock, and [[Naomi Frederick]] in lead roles. The production ran until November 2008 and subsequently toured the UK from February to July 2009, with performances at venues including the Oxford Playhouse, [[Marlowe Theatre]] and [[Richmond Theatre (London)|Richmond Theatre]]. During the tour, the lead roles were played by [[Hannah Yelland]] and Milo Twomey.

The US premiere of the Kneehigh adaptation was held at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco from September to October 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Noel Coward's 'Brief Encounter' |url=http://www.act-sf.org/0910/briefencounter/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006202703/http://www.act-sf.org/0910/briefencounter/index.html |archive-date=6 October 2009 |website=American Conservatory Theater}}</ref> The production later moved to [[St. Ann's Warehouse]] in Brooklyn, New York, for performances in December 2009 and January 2010, followed by a run at the [[Guthrie Theater]] in Minneapolis from February to April 2010.<ref>{{cite web |date=2009 |title=Current shows & projects |url=http://www.kneehigh.co.uk/shows/brief-encounter/tour-dates.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122214331/http://www.kneehigh.co.uk/shows/brief-encounter/tour-dates.php |archive-date=22 January 2009 |website=Kneehigh Theatre}}</ref>

A [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] production of the Kneehigh adaptation opened at [[Studio 54]] in New York City on 28 September 2010, starring Hannah Yelland, Tristan Sturrock, and other members of the London cast.<ref>{{cite web |last=Diamond |first=Robert |date=7 June 2010 |title=Noel Coward's 'Brief Encounter' to Open at Studio 54 in September |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Noel_Cowards_BRIEF_ENCOUNTER_to_Open_at_Studio_54_in_September_20010101 |access-date=12 September 2010 |website=BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref> The limited engagement closed on 2 January 2011, after 21 previews and 119 performances, including a four-week extension.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |date=2 January 2011 |title=Broadway's 'Brief Encounter', a Romance With Theatrical Lift, Ends Jan. 2 |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/146243-Broadways-Brief-Encounter-a-Romance-With-Theatrical-Lift-Ends-Jan-2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114054813/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/146243-Broadways-Brief-Encounter-a-Romance-With-Theatrical-Lift-Ends-Jan-2 |archive-date=14 January 2011 |magazine=[[Playbill]]}}</ref>

After an Australian tour in the autumn of 2013, Kneehigh's ''Brief Encounter'' was staged at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills and the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., in the spring of 2014.<ref>{{cite web |date=2013 |title=Tour Dates |url=http://www.kneehigh.co.uk/show/brief-encounter.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019182316/http://www.kneehigh.co.uk/show/brief-encounter.php |archive-date=19 October 2013 |access-date=20 October 2013 |website=Kneehigh Theatre}}</ref>

The production returned to the UK in 2018, opening at [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre]] (where it originally premiered) and [[The Lowry]] in [[Salford, Greater Manchester|Salford]] in February, before returning to the Haymarket Cinema in London from March to September 2018.

===Opera===
In May 2009, [[Houston Grand Opera]] premiered a two-act opera titled [[Brief Encounter (opera)|''Brief Encounter'']], based on the film's story. The opera featured music by [[André Previn]] and a [[libretto]] by [[John Caird (director)|John Caird]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2009 |title=Brief Encounter - Previn - World Premiere |url=http://www.houstongrandopera.org/page.aspx?pageid=12017629 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330073220/http://www.houstongrandopera.org/page.aspx?pageid=12017629 |archive-date=30 March 2009 |website=[[Houston Grand Opera]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Lynne |date=24 October 2008 |title=Brief Encounter: The Opera |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/brief-encounter-the-opera-971252.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725022154/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/brief-encounter-the-opera-971252.html |archive-date=25 July 2010 |newspaper=The Independent}}</ref>