UTBU
by James Kirkwood
What readers are saying
Readers feel that the play has not aged well and that its themes are outdated. Many believe that it trivializes serious issues, making it difficult to appreciate in a contemporary context.
Synopsis
UTBU (Unhealthy To Be Unpleasant) is a wacky organization dedicated to righting the world’s ills by exterminating nasty people.
The group’s benevolent, blind leader, William Uggims, is currently after an extremely unpleasant actor named J. Francis Amber, who intends to hasten his 94-year-old mother’s demise with assorted Gothic tortures – simply because she refuses to finance his latest play.
Press Reviews
"It has overtones of You Can't Take It With You compounded with the most flagrant insanity of Olsen and Johnson… it is impossible not to bust out laughing."
— New York Journal American
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Anastasia Amber |
William Uggims |
Madge Kempton |
Shirley Amber |
J. Francis Amber |
Eugene Boyer |
Valerie Rogers |
Miss Blank Rogers |
Jimmy Newton |
Connie Tufford |
Publication
UTBU is a comedy play written by James Kirkwood and published by Samuel French (1994).
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Samuel French · 1994 · 100 pp
Performance Rights
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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