Beyond A Joke
by Derek Benfield

Beyond A Joke

Synopsis

Genre: Comedy Characters: 4 males, 4 females Scenery: Combined interior and exterior Jane and Andrew's pleasant country house is accident prone.

Six people have already died there in unfortunate and embarrassing accidents.

When daughter Sally's young man Geoff arrives for the weekend unaware of the house's reputation, he mistakenly deduces from conversational confusion that the deaths were due to sinister circumstances.

A body is discovered in the cupboard and a visiting vicar passes peacefully away in the garden just as Geoff's parents call unexpectedly.

Jane and her sister-in-law persuade Andrew to keep up appearances by hiding evidence, which involves trundling around with bodies in wheelbarrows.

Geoff is nearly convinced that he is mistaken, unaware that one of the bodies has been mistakenly stowed in the trunk of his parents' car.

Performance

Cast

A medium cast size of 8 total roles, 4 female and 4 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1980
ISBN 10
0573110271
ISBN 13
9780573110276
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
90 pages
Place Published
London
Language
English
LCCN
81160558
LCC
PR6003.E5 B4 1980
DCC
822/.914
Print
Beyond A Joke is a British comedy / farce play written by and published by Samuel French in London, 1980. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573110276 and an ISBN-10 of 0573110271.

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