The Coarse Acting Show 2
by Michael Green, Michael Langridge

Name: The Coarse Acting Show 2
Brand: Michael Green
SKU: 9780573100055
Rating: 3.89 (17 reviews)

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Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

One Act Present Day Room for Extras Bare Stage/Simple Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes British Comedy

Why we like it

"'The Coarse Acting Show 2' by Michael Green invites audiences to revel in the hilarity of theatrical mishaps while poking fun at the craft itself."

From: Dark Comedies

Synopsis

Short comedies Characters: Various males and females, extras In each of these masterpieces from the authors of Four Plays for Coarse Actors, sets collapse, actors fail to appear and props fall to pieces while the casts carry on, believing that the audience won't notice.

Moby Dick is an ambitious attempt to reduce the epic novel to a series of quick fire scenes.

The Cherry Sisters, a previously undiscovered Chekhov fragment, is a desperately sincere piece with a teary ending (spoiled by a faulty prop that necessitates a standing death).

Last Call for Breakfast is an avant garde play shortened because an actor is in the wrong place during a black out.

Henry the Tenth (Part Seven) is a rarely performed tragedy with battle scenes that would amaze the bard.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Bereaved Citizens MASTER CLODPONYMASTER HAYSEEDARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURYCHORUS (AS PROLOGUE)DRUMMERKING HENRY XLORD UXBRIDGELORD AMERSHAMLORD ONGARHERALDCUTHBERT, EARL OF WOLVERHAMPTONLORD DUDLEYBARON SMETHWICKQUEEN CATHERINEOLD MEG, NURSELADY UXBRIDGE	—	—	MASTER CLODPONYMASTER HAYSEEDARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURYCHORUS (AS PROLOGUE)DRUMMERKING HENRY XLORD UXBRIDGELORD AMERSHAMLORD ONGARHERALDCUTHBERT, EARL OF WOLVERHAMPTONLORD DUDLEYBARON SMETHWICKQUEEN CATHERINEOLD MEG, NURSELADY UXBRIDGE
Lords and Ladies of the Court KING'S FOOLFRENCH MESSENGER	—	—	KING'S FOOLFRENCH MESSENGER
Army Loyal to the King GROTMUDBRONCHIOPIZZLEDRONIO	—	—	GROTMUDBRONCHIOPIZZLEDRONIO
Army Loyal to Wolverhampton NORFOLK	—	—	NORFOLK