The Good Companions is a 1931 play by J.B. Priestley and Edward Knoblock, based on Priestley's 1929 novel of the same title about a touring concert party.
It was first performed at the Princes of Wales's Theatre in Birmingham before beginning its West End run at His Majesty's Theatre before transferring to the Lyric.
[1] The cast included John Gielgud, Adele Dixon, Edward Chapman, Ellen Pollock, Edith Sharpe and Frank Pettingell.
[2] Several of the actors reprised their roles for the 1933 film adaptation, notably Gielgud.
A New York production the same year staged by Julian Wylie lasted for 68 performances.