A Cut in the Rates
by Alan Ayckbourn

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One ActPresent DayUnit Set/Multiple SettingsBritish

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Readers find the play interesting and concise, though some believe it might require more effort to produce considering its short length. Overall, it garners a positive reception for its engaging content.

Interesting conceptEngaging performancesShort length may limit depth

Synopsis

When Miss Pickhart visits the illusionist Ratchet on official Town Hall business, she discovers a sinister secret.

Alone in the cellar after Ratchet is called away, she confronts the ghost of Rosalinda who met an untimely death during the saw the woman in half trick.

2 women, 1 man

Characters

Character
MS. PICKETT WOMAN/ROSALINDA RATCHET

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Publication

PublisherSamuel French
Year1991
BindingPaperback
EditionFirst Edition
Pages20
PlaceLondon
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573120848
ISBN-100573120846
LCCN92188178
LCCPR6051.Y35 C8 1991
DCC822/.914

A Cut in the Rates is a British play written by Alan Ayckbourn and published by Samuel French in London (1991).

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