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Bedside Manners

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 3m

Derek Benfield

"The capacity house didn't just laugh, it erupted...Masterly." - Eastbourne Gazette

"One exhausts oneself with laughter!" - Neue Presse, Hanover, Germany

Bedside Manners

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 3m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce

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Summary
When Ferris reluctantly agreed to look after his sister's seedy country inn while she's on vacation, he did not anticipate all the wild comings-and-goings involving her affairs! Over the course of his house-sitting, Ferris becomes engulfed in lies, confusions, and bewilderments as he tries prevent the inevitable meetings of husbands, wives, and lovers in assorted compromising situations.
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    • Mild Adult Themes

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"The capacity house didn't just laugh, it erupted...Masterly." - Eastbourne Gazette

"One exhausts oneself with laughter!" - Neue Presse, Hanover, Germany

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Derek Benfield

Derek Benfield
Derek Benfield (11 March 1926 – 10 March 2009) was a British playwright and actor. He was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and educated at Bingley Grammar School. As a playwright, Benfield wrote more than 30 stage plays. Benfield had made his acting debut, in Yorks ...
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