Don't Drink the Water
by Woody Allen

Name: Don't Drink the Water
Brand: Woody Allen
SKU: 9780573608179
Rating: 3.86 (56 reviews)

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1970sInterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesComedy

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the humor and wit of the play, often highlighting its engaging one-liners and entertaining plot. Many feel that it would be more enjoyable when performed rather than just read, though some note that the content may be dated. Overall, the play is seen as a testament to Woody Allen's comedic talent, even in his early work.

Hilarious and wittyEngaging one-linersGreat for performancesEntertaining plotSome find it dated

Synopsis

A cascade of comedy and a solid hit on Broadway, this affair takes place inside an American embassy behind the Iron Curtain.

An American tourist – a caterer by trade – and his wife and daughter rush into the embassy two steps ahead of the police who suspect them of spying and picture-taking.

It’s not much of a refuge, for the ambassador is absent and his son, now in charge, has been expelled from a dozen countries and the continent of Africa.

Nevertheless, they carefully and frantically plot their escape, and the ambassador’s son and the caterer’s daughter even have time to fall in love.

Press Reviews

"It is filled with [...] bright and hilarious dialogue."
— New York Post

"Moved the audience to great laughter [...] Allen's imagination is daffy, his sense of the ridiculous is keen and gags snap, crackle and pop."
— New York Daily News