A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
The Peacocks Must Go
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 4f, 2m
Dennis Driscoll
Isobel has become pleasantly accustomed to a life of luxury and takes very kindly to a Christmas gift of two peacocks. Her husband, Haydn, however, is less satisfied with his life. He is tired of constant grind of running a business and scornful of luxury. Naturally, he says the peacocks must go.
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Cast Size
4f, 2m -
Subgenre
Romantic Comedy -
Target Audience
Adult
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Summary
The difference of opinion is only the first of many upsets that well-nigh ruin their Christmas. First, Haydn announces that he intends to chuck his well-paid job so that he can lead a life of rustic simplicity; next, their only son seems to have married a total stranger in suspicious haste. Fortunately, Jonty Cragg has arrived. He is a remarkably ingenious young man and, by Christmas Eve, has manoeuvred Haydn into renouncing his retirement from business, capably cooked the Christmas dinner, and wooed and won Haydn's lovely daughter.
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Performing Groups
- Time Period Contemporary
- Setting A sitting room
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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