Alarms and Excursions (Acting Edition)
by Michael Frayn

Alarms and Excursions (Acting Edition)

Synopsis

Eight short playlets, to be performed together in a single evening, examine with hilarity difficulties modern technology has added to life.

In Alarms, two couples embark on a dinner party that is doomed to failure as, one by one, labor saving devices and even furniture become hostile.

Doubles sees two couples having similar problems in adjacent hotel rooms.

In Leavings, the dinner party is revisited to great amusement.

In Look Away Now, passengers ignore the airline's safety lecture.

Heart to Heart deals with the impossibility of communication at a noisy cocktail party.

Glasnost presents a political speech that is sabotaged by a harassed autocue operator.

Toasters shows the problems of trying to eat and work standing up at a social function.

The last play, Immobiles, is acted out entirely over the phone as a couple try to decide where they should meet their German guests: Gatwick or Heathrow?

Performance

Cast

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

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
2000
ISBN 10
0573018081
ISBN 13
9780573018084
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Revised ed.
Print Length
178 pages
Place Published
London
Language
English
LCCN
2006471057
LCC
PR6056.R3 A77 2000
Print
Alarms and Excursions (Acting Edition) is a British comedy / farce play written by and published by Samuel French in London, 2000. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573018084 and an ISBN-10 of 0573018081.
Digital
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