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Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 2w, 6m
Graham Linehan
The Ladykillers is a classic black comedy; a sweet little old lady, alone in her house, is pitted against a gang of criminal misfits who will stop at nothing.
Nominee: 2012 Olivier Award for Best New Play
The Ladykillers is a classic black comedy; a sweet little old lady, alone in her house, is pitted against a gang of criminal misfits who will stop at nothing. Posing as amateur musicians, Professor Marcus and his gang rent rooms in the lopsided house of sweet but strict Mrs Wilberforce. The villains plot to involve her, unwittingly, in Marcus' brilliantly conceived heist job. The police are left stumped but Mrs Wilberforce becomes wise to their ruse and Marcus concludes that there is only one way to keep the old lady quiet. With only her parrot, General Gordon, to help her, Mrs Wilberforce is alone with five desperate men. But who will be forced to face the music?
A house
“This is no pale stage rip-off but a new-written piece of perfection.” — The Times
“A joy from start to finish.” — Daily Express
“The show works and, at its considerable best, works triumphantly.” — The Daily Telegraph
“An exuberantly inventive evening.” — The Guardian
“Hilarious adaptation.” — British Theatre
Graham Linehan is an Irish comedy writer and director, as well as an actor and comedian, and creator of highly popular series Father Ted, The IT Crowd and Black Books.
After an early career as a journalist for the Irish music magazine Hot Press, Graham began collaborati ...