Sex Please We're Sixty
by Susan Parker, Michael Parker

Name: Sex Please We're Sixty
Brand: Susan Parker
SKU: 9780573663864
Rating: 3.36 (23 reviews)

Sex Please We're Sixty Book Cover — Sex Please We're Sixty Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

120 minsPresent DayEnsemble CastInterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmerican Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play, noting that while it has great potential as a humorous farce, it sometimes feels repetitive and underwhelming in execution. Many believe that a strong cast could elevate the performance significantly.

Humorous farceEntertaining to watch liveFeels repetitive at times

Synopsis

2m, 4f / Farce Mrs. Stancliffe's Rose Cottage Bed & Breakfast has been successful for many years.

Her Guests (nearly all women) return year after year.

Her next door neighbor, the elderly, silver-tongued, Bud "Bud the Stud" Davis believes they come to spend time with him in romantic liaisons.

The prim and proper Mrs. Stancliffe steadfastly denies this, but really doesn't do anything to prevent it.

She reluctantly accepts the fact that "Bud the Stud" is, in fact, good for business.

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ThemesBed and breakfast accommodations Bed and breakfast accommodations--Drama MLCS 2011/41067 (P)Older people--Sexual behavior Older people--Sexual behavior--Drama

Press Reviews

"If you need a rollicking good time filled with laughter, this is a must-see play."
— The City Wire, Fort Smith, Arkansas

"We gotta do this. Just the whole premise, the whole plot line, and the physical comedy – it's hilarious. We've been rehearsing four weeks, and every night, I just laugh constantly."
— Erie Times, Erie, Pennsylvania

"The Parkers got it right. A must-see."
— Metroland Newspapers

"A very funny giggle fest."
— Erie Times-News

"You'll laugh, you’ll cry at this show."
— KPSP Channel 2 News, Arizona

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
BUD DAVIS (age 70+) – Next-door neighbor to Mrs. Stancliffes’ Rose Cottage Bed & Breakfast; weak, frail looking (the frailer the better), however, over the years, he has become renowned among the female guests as “Bud the Stud”; very elderly, somewhat infirm, chauvinistic, brazen but likeable.	female	70	(age 70+) – Next-door neighbor to Mrs. Stancliffes’ Rose Cottage Bed & Breakfast; weak, frail looking (the frailer the better), however, over the years, he has become renowned among the female guests as “Bud the Stud”; very elderly, somewhat infirm, chauvinistic, brazen but likeable.
MRS. STANCLIFFE (age 60+) – The owner of Rose Cottage Bed & Breakfast; a severe woman both in dress and manner; pursued by her next door neighbor, Henry; sensible, practical, punctual, business like, menopausal, but finally radiant and sensuous	female	60	(age 60+) – The owner of Rose Cottage Bed & Breakfast; a severe woman both in dress and manner; pursued by her next door neighbor, Henry; sensible, practical, punctual, business like, menopausal, but finally radiant and sensuous
HENRY MITCHELL (age 60+) – A retired chemist and Mrs. Stancliffe's “Gentleman Caller”; a mild mannered man who has proposed to Mrs. Stancliffe every afternoon for twenty years; has developed Venusia; eventually comes out of his shell.	male	60	(age 60+) – A retired chemist and Mrs. Stancliffe's “Gentleman Caller”; a mild mannered man who has proposed to Mrs. Stancliffe every afternoon for twenty years; has developed Venusia; eventually comes out of his shell.
VICTORIA AMBROSE (age 50+) – A renowned author who writes steamy romantic novels; pines for romance in her personal life, but finds none; readily joins the plot to turn “Bud the Stud” into “Bud the Dud”; pretty, serious, intelligent, menopausal.	female	50	(age 50+) – A renowned author who writes steamy romantic novels; pines for romance in her personal life, but finds none; readily joins the plot to turn “Bud the Stud” into “Bud the Dud”; pretty, serious, intelligent, menopausal.
HILLARY HUDSON (age 50+) – Beautiful, well educated, articulate, and sophisticated in both manner and dress; old friend and co-worker of Henry’s, who agrees to test the Venusia pills; elegant, charming, menopausal.	male	50	(age 50+) – Beautiful, well educated, articulate, and sophisticated in both manner and dress; old friend and co-worker of Henry’s, who agrees to test the Venusia pills; elegant, charming, menopausal.
CHARMAINE BEAUREGARD (age 50+) – The quintessential Southern belle; definitely here at Rose Cottage for Bud and becomes the leading light in the plot to tame him; voluptuous, outgoing, gushing, demonstrative, menopausal.	—	50	(age 50+) – The quintessential Southern belle; definitely here at Rose Cottage for Bud and becomes the leading light in the plot to tame him; voluptuous, outgoing, gushing, demonstrative, menopausal.