In Popular Culture
A 1928 play by Jevan Brandon-Thomas was a comedy about a woman who lived near Brompton Road and felt that life was passing her by just as the non-stopping trains were; and so it was titled Passing Brompton Road. The London production starring Marie Tempest ran for 174 performances. (For a 1931 movie adaptation, the title was changed to Her Reputation.)
In 2008 another play used the station. Sailing By, by Anthony Chew, takes place on the long-closed platform, where two people sit and talk while Death stalks them.
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