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The Weekend
Full-Length Play, Drama / 5f, 4m
The Weekend
by Michael Palin
Cantankerous, misanthropic, miserable, world-weary ... think of an adjective synonymous with 'crabby' and it will apply to Stephen Febble. All he wants is to be left alone, but, to his horror, his long-suffering wife Virginia fills the house with guests...
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Cast Size
5f, 4m -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
Faced with a family gathering, world-weary Stephen Febble does his best to be difficult. When his daughter, her dreary husband Alan, their precocious child and - not least - the dog come to stay for the weekewnd it's enough to make him reach for the whisky, and for the sarcasm. The climax arrives on Saturday night when his patient wife Virginia has laid on a dinner party and the chiropodist comes too.
History
The Weekend had its first West End production at the Strand Theatre, London in 1994
Performing Groups
- Time Period Contemporary
- Cautions
- Animals
Music
- Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Michael Palin
Michael Palin established his reputation with Monty Python's Flying Circus and Ripping Yarns. His work also includes several films with Monty Python, as well as The Missionary, A Private Function, an award winning performance as the hapless Ken in A Fish Called Wanda, America ...