On The Razzle
by Johann Nestroy, Tom Stoppard

Name: On The Razzle
Brand: Johann Nestroy
SKU: 9780573620003
Rating: 3.77 (170 reviews)

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Highlights

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Large Cast

Female

Male

British Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers find 'On The Razzle' to be a delightful and hilarious farce with a clever script. Many appreciate the fast-paced English humor and the way it blends language trickery with an amusing plot. There's a consensus that, while reading it is enjoyable, experiencing a live performance would elevate the experience further.

Hilarious scriptClever wordplayDelightfully zanyEnjoyable fast pacingReading lacks some live performance magic

Synopsis

Comedy Characters: 15 male, 10 female, extras, plus 6 musicians.

Various interior and exterior sets or unit set.

This recent hit in London is a free adaptation of the 19th century farce by Johann Nestroy that provided the plot for Thornton Wilder's The Merchant of Yonkers, which led to The Matchmaker, which led to Hello, Dolly.

The story is basically one long chase, chiefly after two naughty grocer's assistants who, when their master goes off on a binge with a new mistress,