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See How They Run!

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  3w, 6m

Philip King

The Rev. Lionel Toop's wife, Penelope, is an ex-actress. While Lionel is away Clive, an actor, calls. He invites Penelope to dine in town which is out of boun's to servicemen. He dresses in Lionel's blacks.

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 6m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)

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Summary

The Rev. Lionel Toop's wife, Penelope, is an ex-actress. While Lionel is away Clive, an actor, calls. He invites Penelope to dine in town which is out of boun's to servicemen. He dresses in Lionel's blacks. Miss Skillon, a parishioner, sees the couple repeating one of their theatrical scenes and draws the wrong conclusion. Matters become highly complicated when Lionel arrives, followed by the Bishop of Lax and a German POW disguised as a vicar!

M6 (20-40, middle age) F3 (18, 20, 30)

  • Time Period 1940s/WWII
  • Setting

    A lounge-hall

  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)

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Philip King

Philip King
Philip King was born in Beverley, East Yorkshire, on 30 October 1904, and died on 9 February 1979. He became an English playwright and actor celebrated for his high-spirited comic farces. King is best known as the author of the classic wartime play See How They Run (first pro ...
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