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Make Way for Lucia

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  6w, 5m

John Van Druten, E.F. Benson

Make Way for Lucia
by John van Druten
From the novels of E.F Benson

Based on E. F. Benson's hilarious novels, written in the 1920s and 30s, of the war for social supremacy between Lucia and Miss Mapp in Tilling are brought to the stage with all the wit, irony and humour of the originals. Hitherto, Tilling's doyenne h…

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Based on E. F. Benson's hilarious novels, written in the 1920s and 30s, of the war for social supremacy between Lucia and Miss Mapp in Tilling are brought to the stage with all the wit, irony and humour of the originals. Hitherto, Tilling's doyenne has been Miss Mapp; Lucia is the supreme poseuse who peppers her speech with Italian phrases she doesn't understand. When Lucia rents Miss Mapp's house for the summer the battle lines are drawn ...
M5 (38-45, 45, 50, old) F6 (35, 40s, 50, old)
  • Time Period 1930s
  • Setting A drawing-room

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John Van Druten

John Van Druten
John William Van Druten (June 1, 1901 – December 19, 1957) was an English playwright and theatre director. He began his career in London, and later moved to America, becoming a U.S. citizen. He was known for his plays of witty and urbane observations of contemporary life and ...
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