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Cracks

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  4w, 5m

California, 1973. Rick, a musician and dancer, is shot dead. Was it Gideon, his drug-happy co-performer? Maggie, his older lover, an actress? Roberta, Rick's transsexual bodyguard? Or one of the other oddball guests? As Rick's friends investigate one…

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    4w, 5m
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Summary

California, 1973. Rick, a musician and dancer, is shot dead. Was it Gideon, his drug-happy co-performer? Maggie, his older lover, an actress? Roberta, Rick's transsexual bodyguard? Or one of the other oddball guests? As Rick's friends investigate one murder follows another ... no-one is safe! With a host of hilarious, way-out characters, outspoken dialogue and a mystery that keeps the audience guessing until the last minute, Cracks is a truly entertaining adult comedy.

M5 (20s-40s) F4 (17, late 20s, 42)

  • Time Period 1970s
  • Setting

    Composite setting: a living-room, study and garden

  • Features Period Costumes

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  • Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Martin Sherman

Martin Sherman is an American screenwriter and playwright. Sherman is an openly gay Jew and has lived in London since 1980. He attended the Boston University College of Fine Arts, and received a BFA in dramatic arts in 1960. Sherman’s most successful film was adapted from the ...

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