A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
Once in a Lifetime
Full-Length Play, Drama / 13w, 2m
Once in a Lifetime
by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
"Ideal summer theatre with comic climaxes that distinguish the humor of the 30s...Grand chains of lunacy." - The New York Times
"A lovely play...Gracefully insane." - New York Post
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Cast Size
13w, 2m -
Subgenre
Period
Details
Summary
- Time Period 1920s
- Setting A living-room, an hotel room, a reception room, a film set, a Pullman car
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Moss Hart
Moss Hart (1904-1961) began his career as a playwright, director and producer in 1930 when, with George S. Kaufman, he wrote Once in a Lifetime. Subsequent Kaufman and Hart successes include Merrily We Roll Along, You Can't Take It With You and The Man Who Came To Dinner, amo ...
George S. Kaufman
George S. Kaufman was born in Pittsburgh in 1889. During his early career as a reporter and drama critic , he began to write for the theatre. For 40 years, beginning in 1921 with the production of Dulcy, there was rarely a year without a Kaufman play — usually written in coll ...