A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
Once in a Lifetime
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 14f, 24m
Once in a Lifetime
by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
"Ideal summer theatre with comic climaxes that distinguish the humor of the 30s...Grand chains of lunacy." - The New York Times
"A lovely play...Gracefully insane." - New York Post
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Cast Size
14f, 24m -
Duration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Parody/Spoof, Romantic Comedy -
Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences
Details
Summary
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period 1920s
- Setting A living-room, an hotel room, a reception room, a film set, a Pullman car
- Features Elaborate/High-Volume Costumes
- Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Moss Hart
Moss Hart (1904-1961) began his career as a playwright, director and producer in 1930 when, with George S. Kaufman, he wrote Once in a Lifetime. Subsequent Kaufman and Hart successes include Merrily We Roll Along, You Can't Take It With You and The Man Who Came To Dinner, amo ...
George S. Kaufman
George S. Kaufman was born in Pittsburgh in 1889. During his early career as a reporter and drama critic , he began to write for the theatre. For 40 years, beginning in 1921 with the production of Dulcy, there was rarely a year without a Kaufman play — usually written in coll ...