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DivaMalicious
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Topic: Farce Suggestions...
Posted: 8/02/04 at 10:07am

We're looking for suggestions for the next several seasons for Farces.

We've just done Perfect Wedding and are in rehearsal for Funny Money.

We'd like to stick to something along those lines -- but are looking for further insight into other shows. Small cast -- one set.

Any suggestions are welcome!

If you don't have anything nice to say -- come sit by me!

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Simone
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Posted: 8/30/04 at 11:30pm

Don't Dress for Dinner - translated by Robin Hawdon (who wrote A Perfect Wedding)... very similar style of show - 6 characters, single set.

Also if you haven't done it yet - Rumors by Neil Simon - hysterically funny - single set but does have 10 characters - although two only come in towards the end.

Cheers

Simone

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Bernie
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Posted: 9/17/04 at 3:58pm

Ray Cooney (author of Funny Money) also wrote Run For Your Wife, It Runs in the Family, and Out of Order.

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Annabel
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Posted: 10/23/04 at 1:57pm

We had great success with "Not Now, Darling" and with "Will You Still Love Me In The Morning?" Great fun to do also.

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Posted: 10/23/04 at 10:22pm

We are doing MacB?th [Comedy/farce] as Fandale Ladies farce by David MbGikkivray & Walter Zerlin Jnr [Samuel French] - they have about 11 farces in their stable. [covering everything from ?murder mystery?s to ?peter pan?] or ?Fur coat no knickers? by mike Harding [French London]. While they defiantly British they can be localised to suit!

Joe
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Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"}
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to a full house}

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Posted: 11/07/04 at 12:50am

A great english farce - See HowThey Run - sorry, I don't recall the playwright.

denise

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ipspea
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Posted: 11/08/04 at 8:10pm

We just closed "Move Over Mrs. Markham" - british bedroom farce and VERY FUNNY! The audiences LOVED IT! Stage divided into 2 rooms - living room & bedroom. Cast size: 9 (5W, 4M)

**Definitely PG-13 rated!

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Linda
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Posted: 11/09/04 at 9:42pm

An oldie but a goody is Ferber and Kaufman's MORE THE MERRIER! And then you can't go wrong with one of the three from NORMAN'S CONQUESTS. Furthermore, I have just completed a comedy that calls for some over-the-top acting entitled UP AND DOWN THE BATHROOM SCALE. Briefly, it deals with a group of individuals suffering from obesity who volunteer as guinea pigs for a pharmaceutical-research project that is testing a new super diet drug. If the program is 100% successful, the pharmaceutical company promises to pay the volunteers? taxes for life. However, three weeks into the clinical trial everything plummets into absolute calamity. Thus, proving the old adage that when things go wrong, they go wrong all the way. I can send to you as an email attachment (Word.doc or Rich.txt). No royalties for educational institutions and amateur theatre companies with educational outreach programs and senior citizen discounts. (9 characters, 1 austere set.) My abridged resume is at http://www.geocities.com/ljstockham/Mypage.html

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DivaMalicious Walk-On Joined: 8/02/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Topic: Farce Suggestions... Posted: 8/02/04 at 10:07am
	We're looking for suggestions for the next several seasons for Farces. We've just done Perfect Wedding and are in rehearsal for Funny Money. We'd like to stick to something along those lines -- but are looking for further insight into other shows. Small cast -- one set. Any suggestions are welcome!
	If you don't have anything nice to say -- come sit by me!

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Simone Guest	Posted: 8/30/04 at 11:30pm
	Don't Dress for Dinner - translated by Robin Hawdon (who wrote A Perfect Wedding)... very similar style of show - 6 characters, single set. Also if you haven't done it yet - Rumors by Neil Simon - hysterically funny - single set but does have 10 characters - although two only come in towards the end. Cheers Simone
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Bernie Guest	Posted: 9/17/04 at 3:58pm
	Ray Cooney (author of Funny Money) also wrote Run For Your Wife, It Runs in the Family, and Out of Order.
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Annabel Guest	Posted: 10/23/04 at 1:57pm
	We had great success with "Not Now, Darling" and with "Will You Still Love Me In The Morning?" Great fun to do also.
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Gaafa Celebrity Joined: 3/21/04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 1181	Posted: 10/23/04 at 10:22pm
	We are doing MacB?th [Comedy/farce] as Fandale Ladies farce by David MbGikkivray & Walter Zerlin Jnr [Samuel French] - they have about 11 farces in their stable. [covering everything from ?murder mystery?s to ?peter pan?] or ?Fur coat no knickers? by mike Harding [French London]. While they defiantly British they can be localised to suit!
	Joe Western Gondawandaland turn right @ Perth. Hear the light & see the sound. Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"} May you always play to a full house}
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diva41 Walk-On Joined: 11/07/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 11/07/04 at 12:50am
	A great english farce - See HowThey Run - sorry, I don't recall the playwright.
	denise
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ipspea Walk-On Joined: 11/08/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 11/08/04 at 8:10pm
	We just closed "Move Over Mrs. Markham" - british bedroom farce and VERY FUNNY! The audiences LOVED IT! Stage divided into 2 rooms - living room & bedroom. Cast size: 9 (5W, 4M) **Definitely PG-13 rated!
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Linda Guest	Posted: 11/09/04 at 9:42pm
	An oldie but a goody is Ferber and Kaufman's MORE THE MERRIER! And then you can't go wrong with one of the three from NORMAN'S CONQUESTS. Furthermore, I have just completed a comedy that calls for some over-the-top acting entitled UP AND DOWN THE BATHROOM SCALE. Briefly, it deals with a group of individuals suffering from obesity who volunteer as guinea pigs for a pharmaceutical-research project that is testing a new super diet drug. If the program is 100% successful, the pharmaceutical company promises to pay the volunteers? taxes for life. However, three weeks into the clinical trial everything plummets into absolute calamity. Thus, proving the old adage that when things go wrong, they go wrong all the way. I can send to you as an email attachment (Word.doc or Rich.txt). No royalties for educational institutions and amateur theatre companies with educational outreach programs and senior citizen discounts. (9 characters, 1 austere set.) My abridged resume is at http://www.geocities.com/ljstockham/Mypage.html
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