The Rat is a play by the British writers Ivor Novello and Constance Collier which first premiered in 1924.
[2] Novello himself starred as the title character, an Apache dancer who frequents Paris nightclubs.
The cast also included James Lindsay and Isabel Jeans.
On Broadway it enjoyed a run of 126 performances at the Colonial Theatre.
The play's success led to a film adaptation The Rat, released the following year by Gainsborough Pictures with Novello again in the title role.