Bedroom Farce (1975)

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World Premiere: 16 June 1975
Venue: Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre, Scarborough
London Premiere: 16 March 1977
Venue: The Lyttelton, National Theatre
New York Premiere: 29 March 1979
Venue: Brooks Atkinson Theatre

Play Number: 19
Published: Samuel French
Other Media: Television; radio

Short Synopsis: A highly-strung couple wreak havoc in the bedrooms of three other couples during a single night.

Note: Although it should not need saying to anyone who has read the play, Bedroom Farce is NOT a farce. It is a comedy or, as the playwright prefers to not to label his work, a play.

Availability
Amateur: Apply to Concord Theatricals.
Professional: Apply to Casarotto Ramsay.

Bedroom Farce quote
"Dear me. My mother used to say, Delia, if S-E-X ever rears its ugly head, close your eyes before you see the rest of it."
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