the belgrade theatre production transferred to london, still directed by richardson, but with laurence olivier (replacing rossiter), eileen atkins, john thaw, james bolam (replacing ian mckellen) and mona washbourne. the play reached broadway in new york for a season in 1963 and a film version "all the way up" (1970), directed by james mactaggart, starred richard briers. the play was revived at the chichester festival in 1999.