Editing Lady Chatterley's Lover (section)

=== Theatre ===
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Lawrence's novel was successfully dramatised for the stage in a three-act play by British playwright John Harte. Although produced at the [[Arts Theatre]] in London in 1961 (and elsewhere later on), his play was written in 1953. It was the only D.H. Lawrence novel ever to be staged, and his dramatisation was the only one to be read and approved by Lawrence's widow, [[Frieda von Richthofen|Frieda]]. Despite her attempts to obtain the copyright for Harte to have his play staged in the 1950s, [[Philippe de Rothschild|Baron Philippe de Rothschild]] did not relinquish the dramatic rights until [[Lady Chatterley's Lover (1955 film)|his film version]] was released in France.

Only the [[Old Bailey]] trial against [[Penguin Books]] for alleged obscenity in publishing the unexpurgated paperback edition of the novel prevented the play's transfer to the much bigger [[Wyndham's Theatre]], for which it had already been licensed by the [[Lord Chamberlain's Office]] on 12 August 1960 with [[Theatre censorship|passages censored]]. It was fully booked out for its limited run at the Arts Theatre and well reviewed by [[Harold Hobson]], the prevailing [[West End theatre|West End]] theatre critic of the time.

A new stage version, adapted and directed by Philip Breen and produced by the [[English Touring Theatre]] and [[Sheffield Theatres]], opened at the [[Crucible Theatre]] in Sheffield, between 21 September and 15 October 2016, before touring the UK until November 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/lady-chatterly-the-crucible-13501|title=Theatre review: Lady Chatterley's Lover at The Crucible|website=British Theatre Guide|date=21 September 2016 |accessdate=17 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/theatre-lady-chatterleys-lover-at-the-crucible-sheffield-tzcw3h00t|title=Theatre: Lady Chatterley's Lover at the Crucible, Sheffield|first=Ann|last=Treneman|date=27 September 2016 |access-date=17 February 2021|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ett.org.uk/our-work/lady-chatterleys-lover/|title=Lady Chatterley's Lover|website=English Touring Theatre|accessdate=17 February 2021}}</ref>