Under the Counter is a musical comedy composed by Manning Sherwin from a book by Arthur Macrae with lyrics by Harold Purcell.

It starred Cicely Courtneidge, who was replaced for a month by Florence Desmond before she returned to the role.

The cast also included Cyril Raymond, Thorley Walters, Hartley Power, Robert Dorning, Irene Handl and Jeanne Stuart.

In late 1947, the musical ran for 27 performances at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway, with Courtneidge and several other cast members reprising their roles alongside Ballard Berkeley and Wilfred Hyde-White.

It was the first British musical to transfer to New York in a decade, and its failure discouraged other producers for several years.