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Caught in the Net

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  3w, 4m

"A masterclass in the art of farce...The perfectly potty plot is a precession built laughter machine." - What's On

"Brilliant...The funniest play of the year." - Daily Mail

"Utterly magical...firework display of knockabout…

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 4m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)

Details

Summary
The sequel to Run for Your Wife finds the bigamist taxi driver John Smith still keeping his two families in different parts of London, both happy and blissfully unaware of each other. However, his teenage children, a girl from one family and a boy from the other, have met on the Internet and are anxious to meet in person since they have so much in common name, surname and taxi driving dad! Keeping them apart plunges John into a hell hole of his own making. His lodger Stanley could be a savior, but he is about to go on holiday with his decrepit old father who turns up thinking he is already at the guest house. The situation spirals out of control as John juggles outrageously with the truth.
  • Time Period Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

"A masterclass in the art of farce...The perfectly potty plot is a precession built laughter machine." - What's On

"Brilliant...The funniest play of the year." - Daily Mail

"Utterly magical...firework display of knockabout comedy." - Spectator

"A sheer joy from beginning to end." - Daily Telegraph

Music

Song Samples

Ray Cooney's interview for Dave's Gone By

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Authors

Ray Cooney

Ray Cooney began his theatrical career as a boy actor in Song of Norway at the Palace Theatre in 1946. He played in Dry Rot and Simple Spymen and then began a writing career which, to date, has sent 18 plays to the West End, including One for the Pot, Not Now Darling, Move Ov ...

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