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Little Theatre Farce Alan Ayckbourn 3 m., 3 f. Int. There are three couples in this play, the men all working for the same firm. One of the younger men is having an affair with the wife of the oldest, and when each returns home suspiciously late one night or early one morning they invent a story about having to spend some time smoothing domestic matters in the home of the third couple. Both living rooms are shown in the single set, and both share a common dining room which takes on a character of its own as it serves two dinners simultaneously on two different nights. Of course, the third couple have to show up to put the fat in the fire, but that complication only adds to the fun of this famous farce. "A theatrical adroitness as clever as tennis at its best." N.Y. Times. "You can go into the Royale Theatre stone cold sober and come out a couple of hours later drunk from laughter." UPI. "A comedy of ingenuity and verve.... A farce of remarkable originality." Herald Tribune. FEE: $100 per performance. Other Alan Ayckbourn titles available from Samuel French include:
A Cut in the RatesAbsent Friends Absurd Person Singular Bedroom Farce Callisto 5 Chorus of Disapproval Comic PotentialCommunicating Doors Confusions Dreams From a Summer HouseErnie's Incredible IllucinationsFamily CirclesHenceforwardHouse and GardenIf I Were YouIntimate Exchanges, Vol. 1Intimate Exchanges, Vol. 2Invisible FriendsIt Could Be Any One of UsJoking ApartJust Between OurselvesLiving TogetherMan of the MomentMe, Myself, and IMr. A's Amazing Maze PlaysMy Very Own StoryMy Wonderful DayThe Norman ConquestsPrivate Fears in Public PlacesRelatively SpeakingThe Revengers' ComediesRound and Round the GardenSeason's GreetingsSisterly FeelingsA Small Family BusinessSnake in the GrassTable MannersTaking StepsTen Times TableThings We Do For LoveThis is Where We Came InTime and Time AgainTime of My LifeTons of MoneyWay UpstreamWildest DreamsWoman in Mind
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