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Situation Comedy
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3w, 3m
Brian Cooke, Johnnie Mortimer
This hilariously bawdy farce, from two top writers of British TV
sitcoms, concerns two male sitcom writers, each of whom finds
himself intimately partnered with the other gentleman's wife.
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Cast Size
3w, 3m -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
Mortimer and Cooke, top writers of British television sitcoms, have turned their delightful sense of humor loose on the stage. This uproarious, slightly naughty comedy is about two authors of sitcoms who are stuck for a new idea. By a neatly contrived accident, each man finds himself getting drunk with the other man's wife. Macho man Charles Summerskill winds up with a beautiful but hopelessly inept partner, who is so artless in the kitchen that she burns salad; whereas wimpy Arthur Grey finds himself with a prim and proper expert chef. Charles ends up with indigestion while Arthur eats well but is left frustrated. Eventually, work forces Charles and Arthur together again, and they decide to create a new show based on the recent upheaval in their private lives.
History
Situation Comedy premiered at the Churchill Theatre in Kent on June 13, 1989. Directed by Leon Rubin, the production featured Trevor Bannister, Brian Murphy, Jane Freeman, Aimi MacDonald, Pamelo Cundell and Robert Morris.
Performing Groups
- Setting A West London suburb, such as Barnes. The recent past.
- Features Period Costumes
Media
“Will amuse and delight all lovers of sitcom!” – Croydon Advertiser
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.