If You're Glad I'll Be Frank
by Tom Stoppard

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One Act40 mins1960sEnsemble CastUnit Set/Multiple SettingsContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesComedy

Synopsis

Frank recognizes the voice of the GPO speaking clock as that of his long-lost wife.

Determined to get her back, he forces his way into the inner sanctum of the Authorities to demand her release.

Underlying the light-hearted story is a satiric comment on man's servitude to the clock.

Characters

Character
Gladys

voice of the dial-in speaking clock

Myrtle Trelawney

employee of the GPO

Mr. Mortimer

employee of the GPO

Mr. Courtenay

SMITH - employee of the GPO

Sir John

employee of the GPO

Lord Coot

first lord of the post office

Beryl Bligh

a new secretary

Operator

female

Ivy

a bus conductress

Frank

a bus driver

Publication

PublisherSamuel French
Year1978
BindingPaperback
Pages34
ISBN-139780573622441
ISBN-100573622442

If You're Glad I'll Be Frank is a comedy play written by Tom Stoppard and published by Samuel French (1978).

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Samuel French · 1978 · 34 pp

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