A Flea In Her Ear
by Georges Feydeau, David Ives

Name: A Flea In Her Ear
Brand: Georges Feydeau
SKU: 9780822221784
Rating: 4.16 (41 reviews)

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

120 mins 1900-1910 Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes American Comedy

THE STORY: A FLEA IN HER EAR is the greatest of French farces, perhaps the greatest farce ever written.

Raymonde Chandebise suspects that her husband, Victor, a placid and successful insurance executive, is secretly having an affair.

To find out, s

"Ives’ adaptation maintains the original’s dazzling plot while communicating Feydeau’s playful use of language to an American audience."
— Backstage

"A hilarious evening of classic comedy."
— Chicago Critic

Character	Gender	Age	Description
VICTOR CHANDEBISE Director of the Paris Life Insurance Company, played by the same actor who plays	male	—	Director of the Paris Life Insurance Company, played by the same actor who plays
POCHE , a bellboy at the Frisky Puss Hotel	—	—	, a bellboy at the Frisky Puss Hotel
RAYMONDE CHANDEBISE Victor’s wife	female	—	Victor’s wife
CAMILLE CHANDEBISE Victor’s nephew	—	—	Victor’s nephew
LUCIENNE HOMENIDES DE HISTANGUA	—	—	—
DON CARLOS HOMENIDES DE HISTANGUA Her husband	male	—	Her husband
DR. FINACHE Chief medical examiner of Paris Life	male	—	Chief medical examiner of Paris Life
ROMAIN TOURNEL ANTOINETTE The Chandebise cook	—	—	The Chandebise cook
ETIENNE The Chandebise valet	—	—	The Chandebise valet
FERRAILLON The owner of the Frisky Puss	—	—	The owner of the Frisky Puss
OLYMPIA His wife	female	—	His wife
EUGENIE Their chambermaid	—	—	Their chambermaid
BAPTISTE An old man	male	—	An old man
RUGBY An English guest at the Frisky Puss	—	—	An English guest at the Frisky Puss