A Cuckoo in the Nest by Ben Travers (12 November 1886 ? 18 December 1980). First produced at the Court Theatre in Liverpool, and at the Aldwych Theatre on 22nd July 1925. One of the famous ?Aldwych farces". The faces are based on photos of the stars, Ralph Lynn, with candle, and below him, Tom Walls, also one of the show?s producers. The woman, played by Yvonne Arnaud, is the cuckoo in the nest. Touring to the Theatre Royal in Bournemouth on 6th December 1926.