Too Many Cooks
by Marcia Kash, Doug Hughes, Douglas E. Hughes

Name: Too Many Cooks
Brand: Marcia Kash
SKU: 9780573700507
Rating: 2.33 (3 reviews)

Too Many Cooks Book Cover — Too Many Cooks Cover

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

120 mins 1930s Flexible Cast Size Interior Set Period Costumes American Comedy

Synopsis

It's 1932 in Niagara Falls Canada where the rum-running business is at its peak.

In the aftermath of the Crash Irving Bubbalowe and his daughter Honey have risked everything they have to open a new gourmet restaurant.

When their star - the renowned singing chef François LaPlouffe - fails to appear tonight's grand opening is suddenly placed in jeopardy.

However when unemployed chef Frank Plunkett wanders in looking for work Honey persuades him to masquerade as the missing LaPlouffe.

Themes Cooks--Ontario--Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--Drama Cooks Cooks--Ontario--Niagara Falls--Drama PR9199.3.K385 T66 2012 Restaurants Restaurants--Ontario--Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--Drama Restaurants--Ontario--Niagara Falls--Drama

Press Reviews

"Too Many Cooks was the most entertaining play I have ever seen! I've never laughed so hard at a play... brilliantly written and performed."
— CHCD Radio, Ontario

"Too Many Cooks is a hilarious comedy... a huge success."
— Simcoe Reformer

"Those who enjoy comedic farce will giggle non-stop"
— Port Dover Maple Leaf

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Mickey Mccall scruffy-looking man in his forties, delivery man for Dominion Warehouse	male	—	scruffy-looking man in his forties, delivery man for Dominion Warehouse
Honey Bubbalowe attractive woman in her late twenties, Irving’s daughter	female	—	attractive woman in her late twenties, Irving’s daughter
Frank Plunkett pleasant-looking man in his thirties, unemployed chef	male	—	pleasant-looking man in his thirties, unemployed chef
Shirley large, imposing mob enforcer type, mid-to-late thirties, Al’s right-hand man	—	—	large, imposing mob enforcer type, mid-to-late thirties, Al’s right-hand man
Veronica Snook officious-looking woman in her forties, investigator for Canadian Immigration	female	—	officious-looking woman in her forties, investigator for Canadian Immigration
Hamilton X. Effing Dudley Do-Right type, in his mid-thirties to forties, Constable for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police	male	—	Dudley Do-Right type, in his mid-thirties to forties, Constable for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Irving Bubbalowe affable fellow in his mid-forties to mid-fifties, proprietor of “Château Bubbalowe”	male	—	affable fellow in his mid-forties to mid-fifties, proprietor of “Château Bubbalowe”