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[[File:ad-foreign-policy-1893-06-05-morning-post-p6.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ad in ''The Morning Post'' (5 june 1893, p. 6)]]
[[File:review-foreign-policy-1893-06-10-the-era-p8.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Review in ''The Era'' (10 june 1893, p. 8)]]

''Foreign Policy'' is a play written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], produced by [[Charles Charrington]], first performed at ''Terry's Theatre'' (London, UK) from 3 to 9 june 1893.

The theatre was giving a "Quintuple Bill" with 5 one-act plays by English authors (20 minutes each), ''Foreign Policy'' acted as curtain-raiser before ''Bud and Blossom'' (by Lady Colin Campbell), ''An Interlude'' (by W. K. Clifford and W. H. Pollock), ''The Three Wayfarers'' (by Thomas Hardy) and ''Becky Sharp'' (by [[J. M. Barrie]]).

The play is based on [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s own short story: [[A Question of Diplomacy]] (1892).


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== Cast ==

* '''Prime Minister''' : [[Herbert Waring]]
* '''Foreign Secretary''' : [[Charles Charrington]]
* '''Sir William''' : [[Edmund Maurice]]
* '''Lady Clara''' : [[Janet Achurch]]
* '''Miss Ida''' : [[Esme Beringer]]


== Reviews ==

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File:review-foreign-policy-1893-06-05-glasgow-herald-p9.jpg|Review in [[The Glasgow Herald]] (5 june 1893, p. 9)
File:review-foreign-policy-1893-06-10-the-graphic-p23.jpg|Review in ''The Graphic'' (10 june 1893, p. 23)
File:review-foreign-policy-1893-06-10-the-era-p8.jpg|Review in ''The Era'' (10 june 1893, p. 8)
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File:review-foreign-policy-1893-06-05-yorkshire-evening-post-p2.jpg|Review in the ''Yorkshire Evening Post'' (5 june 1893, p. 2)<br />''The "Quintuple Bill"''
File:review-foreign-policy-1893-06-12-glasgow-herald-p4.jpg|Review in [[The Glasgow Herald]] (12 june 1893, p. 4)<br />''End after six nights...''
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== Performances ==

* 3, 6-9 june 1893 : ''Terry's Theatre'' (London, UK)
* 1910 : ''Marlborough Theater'' (Holloway, UK) as ''A Question of Diplomacy''









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* [[Conan Doyle on stage]]