Hugh Hastings (playwright)

Hugh Hastings (31 January 1917 – 26 November 2004) was an Australian writer best known for his play Seagulls Over Sorrento.

[1][2][3] Born Hugh Williamson, Hastings left Australia in 1936 to work in the British film industry.

Only two other plays had then run longer in theatre history: Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit; and R. F. Delderfield's Worm's Eye View.

He also wrote another naval play, Red Dragon, based on the 1949 Yangtze Incident, which involved HMS Amethyst.

He also financed and wrote a musical version, entitled Scapa, which ran for a few weeks at the Adelphi Theatre in 1962.