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Laburnum Grove

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  3w, 6m

J.B. Priestley

Laburnum Grove
by J.B. Priestley

George Radfern lives a quiet, uneventful life near London, burdened by sponging relatives and his prospective son-in-law. When George quietly announces he's a leader of a counterfeit ring, the sponges find reasons to leave. His immediate family reacts according to character until it looks as if Ge…

Laburnum Grove

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 6m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller, Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
George Radfern lives a quiet, uneventful life near London, burdened by sponging relatives and his prospective son-in-law. When George quietly announces he's a leader of a counterfeit ring, the sponges find reasons to leave. His immediate family reacts according to character until it looks as if George has been spoofing them. The ending is one of the most surprising ones ever used in a mystery play. A long time favorite among amateurs.
Performing Groups
M6 (young, 40, middle-age, 50) F3 (20, 40s)
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A living-room
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Music

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

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Authors

J.B. Priestley

J.B. Priestley
John Boynton Priestley (1894 - 1984) was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, son of a schoolmaster. He left Belle Vue School at 16 and worked in a wool office, beginning to write in his spare time. He volunteered for the army in 1914 and served throughout the First World War, surviv ...
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