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Widow's Weeds or For Years I Couldn't Wear My Black

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  3w, 4m

Anthony Shaffer

This raucous comedy from celebrated playwright Anthony Shaffer is “A positive minefield of surprises” ( Croydon Advertiser).

Widow's Weeds or For Years I Couldn't Wear My Black

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 4m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller

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Summary
When nice Mrs. Collier and her two horrendous children are chosen to star in a shampoo commercial, it's not just the dandruff that has to go!
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  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Polished, fast moving and thoroughly entertaining.” – The Plymouth Evening Herald

“A positive minefield of surprises.” – Croydon Advertiser

"A must for theatre fans.” – The Derbyshire Times

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Anthony Shaffer

Anthony Shaffer

Anthony Joshua Shaffer (1926-2001) was born in Liverpool, the elder (by five minutes!) of twins in 1926. Later on, the boys, Anthony and Peter, were taken by their mother regularly to the Liverpool Playhouse, where Anthony developed a taste for the thriller, the melodrama and ...

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