Red Peppers
by Noel Coward

Red Peppers Book Cover
Red Peppers Cover

Synopsis

Comedy / Characters: 4 male, 2 female One of the "Tonight At 8:30" series produced in London and New York.

Doing a song and dance act in a vaudeville theatre are George Pepper and his wife, Lily.

They also have a genius for picking quarrels and insulting co workers.

When the house musical director, Bert, comes to the dressing room to bum a cigarette and a beer, they chide him for accompanying them in the wrong tempo, call him a drunk, and oust him.

Mr. Edwards, house manager, comes to defend Bert, and he is insulted.

At the following show Bert had his revenge when he plays the accompaniment so fast the Peppers get frantic and finally fall down.

Lily stalks off the stage after heaving her hat at Bert.

Also published in Tonight at 8:30.

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 6 total roles, 2 female and 4 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1999
ISBN 10
0573624429
ISBN 13
9780573624421
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
32 pages
Language
English
Print
Red Peppers is a American play written by and published by Samuel French in 1999. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573624421 and an ISBN-10 of 0573624429.

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