Dear Miss Phoebe


Dear Miss Phoebe is a musical with a book by Christopher Hassall and music by Harry Parr-Davies. It is based on the play Quality [Street (play)|Quality Street] by J.M. Barrie.
It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham before transferring to the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End, where it ran for 283 performances between 13 October 1950 and 16 June 1951. The original London cast included Carol Raye, Peter [Graves, 8th Baron Graves|Peter Graves], Olga Lindo, Moya Nugent, Gretchen Franklin and Noel Dyson. The song "I Leave My Heart in an English Garden" from it is particularly well-known.