The Philanthropist: A Bourgeois Comedy
by Christopher Hampton

The Philanthropist: A Bourgeois Comedy

Synopsis

Philip gives a small party for his fiancee Celia and a few friends.

Afterwards Celia leaves with the others, while another young lady offers to help wash up, later revealing more intimate intentions.

Celia discovers what happened and breaks things off, revealing that she spent the night of the party with another man.

Philip then joins another couple for dinner, apparently deciding to re-enact the end of his deceased friend John's original play, which had been responsible for John's suicide.3 women, 4 men

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 7 total roles, 3 female and 4 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1970
ISBN 10
0573013365
ISBN 13
9780573013362
Print Length
49 pages
Language
English
Print
The Philanthropist: A Bourgeois Comedy is a comedy / farce play written by and published by Samuel French in 1970. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573013362 and an ISBN-10 of 0573013365.

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