An Italian Straw Hat
Eugène Labiche
An Italian Straw Hat
by Kenneth McLeish, Eugène Labiche
Synopsis
The classic 1851 farce.
Fadinard is on the way to his wedding when his horse eats a straw hat hanging on a bush.
The owner of the hat is a former girlfriend who insists that Fadinard buys her a new hat instantly.
He sets off to find a replacement hat, followed by his fiancée and all their guests.
The play develops into a delirious chase as Fadinard hunts the hat and the guests hunt Fadinard and comic misunderstandings litter every scene.
Publication
An Italian Straw Hat is a play written by Kenneth McLeish and published by Nick Hern Books (1998).
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