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Stage Struck

Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy  /  1w, 3m

"The suspense never slackens." - Sunday Telegraph.

"A witty and ingenious thriller." - Daily Mirror.
"Both comic and thrilling." - Financial Times.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 3m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller

Details

Summary

Stage Struck, an inventive thriller that employs a handful of actors to play chameleon like parts within parts, opens in the living room of one Robert Simon. Formerly a first rate stage manager in a provincial repertory company, he now he keeps house for his West End actress wife while amusing himself with various sexual adventures. He is a thoroughly happy man until the clumsy intervention of a psychiatrist destroys his happiness and his marriage. He plans a hideous revenge on his wife and the psychiatrist a revenge which allows him to rediscover all his old talents.

M3 (20, 30, middle age) F1 (30)

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting

    A living-room

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Scripts

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Authors

Simon Gray

Simon Gray was born on October 21, 1936, in Hayling Island, England. He attended many schools, such as Westminster School, Dalhousie University, Trinity College, and Cambridge. Gray’s plays include BUTLEY, CLOSE OF PLAY, QUARTERMAINE'S TERMS, and THE COMMON PURSUIT. CLOSE OF ...
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