In this farce from 1760, Polly Honeycombe is a young woman who is an avid reader of novels and shapes her future by the actions and notions of these novels. Her father wants her to marry the rich Jew Ledger, who is the complete opposite of Polly’s expectation and doesn’t share her notions. Polly however […]
Category: Productions
1987 – “The Real Inspector Hound” by Tom Stoppard
The plot of this one-act play, written between 1961 and 1962, follows Moon and Birdboot, who are watching a ludicrous set-up of a country-house murder mystery in the style of a whodunit. By chance they become involved in the action and cause a series of parallels to the play they are watching. If you were […]
1986 – “Black Comedy” by Peter Shaffer
Brindsley Miller, a sculptor, and his fiancée Carol Melkett have borrowed expensive antique furniture from his neighbour Harold without his permission to impress an elderly collector who wants to buy some of Brindsley’s work and Carol’s father. However, when a blackout brings Harold home sooner than expected and when Brindsley’s ex Clea shows up things […]