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Running Riot

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4f, 5m

A pathetic Yorkshire greengrocer flees to Europe in defiance of his domineering wife where he both mistaken for an Olympic athlete from whom big things are expected in the 5,000 meters and entangled in espionage. A wild comedy appropriate for all groups.…

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    Cast Size
    4f, 5m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce

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A pathetic Yorkshire greengrocer flees to Europe in defiance of his domineering wife where he both mistaken for an Olympic athlete from whom big things are expected in the 5,000 meters and entangled in espionage. A wild comedy appropriate for all groups.

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    Derek Benfield

    Derek Benfield

    Derek Benfield (11 March 1926 – 10 March 2009) was a British playwright and actor. He was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and educated at Bingley Grammar School. As a playwright, Benfield wrote more than 30 stage plays. Benfield had made his acting debut, in Yorks ...
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