Thark
1st Edition
Published on 27. March 2015
104 pages
978-1-78319-883-2 (ISBN)
Description
Sir Hector Benbow invites Cherry, a pretty shop assistant, to dine. Arriving home, he finds not only Cherry but Mrs Frush, to whom he has rented Thark, his niece's Norfolk house. Mrs Frush complains Thark is haunted. To distract Lady Benbow's attention from Cherry, he suggests everyone go to Thark, which lives up to its spine-chilling reputation. A wild night, sinister butler and plethora of romantic mix-ups add to the lively proceedings.
Reviews / Votes
this farcical comedy provides moments of unalloyed comic joy * Telegraph *More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-78319-883-2 (9781783198832)
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Ben Travers (1886-1980) was a British playwright best remembered for his long-running series of farces, which were first produced in the 1920s and 1930s. He is regarded as the master of the "Aldwych Farces". He had 21 plays produced. Many of these were made into films and later television productions. He also wrote novels and other works during a career spanning almost 60 years.
Clive Francis is an actor, writer and illustrator. His highly successful adaptations include The Hound of the Baskervilles, Our Man in Havana, Three Men in a Boat, The Lavender Hill Mob and a one-man version of Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Clive Francis is an actor, writer and illustrator. His highly successful adaptations include The Hound of the Baskervilles, Our Man in Havana, Three Men in a Boat, The Lavender Hill Mob and a one-man version of Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Content
- Cover
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- About the Author
- Cast of Characters
- Act One
- Scene One
- Scene Two
- Act Two
- Scene One
- Scene Two
