A Flea in Her Ear (McLeish)
by Georges Feydeau

Name: A Flea in Her Ear (McLeish)
Brand: Georges Feydeau
SKU: 9780573011481
Rating: 4.16 (43 reviews)

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120 minsPresent DayReduced Casting (Doubling Possible)Unit Set/Multiple SettingsContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmerican Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the humor and entertainment value of the play, often describing it as hilarious and a classic farce. Many recommend experiencing it live rather than just reading, as the audience's laughter enhances the experience. The translation is noted for being clear and helpful for understanding the complex plot, making it accessible for both readers and viewers.

Hilarious and entertainingExcellent translationAudience loved itClassic farceBetter seen than read

Synopsis

The wife of an insurance magnate, suspicious that her husband is having an affair, sends him a lascvicious invitation from an "anonymous" admirer, just to see if he'll show.

The action of "A Flea in Her Ear," one of the best-known French farces, takes us to the sleazy Lanterne Rouge Hotel with a fine crop of mocking, mistaking, insulting, groping, kicking and mimicing, all in a spanking new translation.

ThemesFeydeau, Georges , 1862-1921 PS3559.V435 F54 2006

Press Reviews

"An up-to-date and explosively funny version of Feydeau's classic farce, which retains the antic, pell-mell humor of the original while making the people and the action of the play pertinent to our own times. “…completely invigorating, stylistically polished and robustly buoyant…compelled the audience to roar in laughter until tears rolled down many cheeks.” —Chicago Defender. “…brilliantly transported to the mid-1960s by Frank Galati…” —Chicago Daily Herald. “Absolutely hysterical."
— WXRT-FM Radio

"The play, translated by Shaw, is pure cotton candy and lighter than air."
— Variety

"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

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Antoinette The maid	—	—	The maid
Etienne The valet, husband of Antointte	male	—	The valet, husband of Antointte
Finache The doctor	—	—	The doctor
Lucienne The Spaniard's wife	female	—	The Spaniard's wife
Yvonne Chandel The jealous wife	female	—	The jealous wife
Victor EMMANUEL CHANDEL - The innocent husband	male	—	EMMANUEL CHANDEL - The innocent husband
Romain Tourndel The lover	—	—	The lover
Don Homenides De Histangua The Spaniard	—	—	The Spaniard
Ferraillon The owner	—	—	The owner
Eugenie The maid	—	—	The maid
Olympe The owner's wife	female	—	The owner's wife
Baptistin The decoy	—	—	The decoy
Rugby An Englishman, guest at hotel	—	—	An Englishman, guest at hotel
Poche The porter	—	—	The porter
Camille Chandel The secretary	—	—	The secretary

Videos

A Flea in Her Ear - Act 3

Available Editions

Format	Publisher	Year	Pages	ISBN-13	Price
Paperback	Dramatists Play Service	1998	72	9780822204077	$5.99
Paperback · Bilingual	Samuel French	1968	160	9780573011481	$10.46
Paperback · 5/31/07	Dramatists Play Service	2006	72	9780822221784	$13.00
Paperback · Shaw, trans.	Samuel French	—	—	9780573609169	$105.86