On The Razzle
by Johann Nestroy, Tom Stoppard

On The Razzle Book Cover
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Readers find 'On The Razzle' to be a delightful and hilarious farce with a clever script. Many appreciate the fast-paced English humor and the way it blends language trickery with an amusing plot. There's a consensus that, while reading it is enjoyable, experiencing a live performance would elevate the experience further.

Hilarious scriptClever wordplayDelightfully zanyEnjoyable fast pacingReading lacks some live performance magic

Synopsis

Comedy Characters: 15 male, 10 female, extras, plus 6 musicians.

Various interior and exterior sets or unit set.

This recent hit in London is a free adaptation of the 19th century farce by Johann Nestroy that provided the plot for Thornton Wilder's The Merchant of Yonkers, which led to The Matchmaker, which led to Hello, Dolly.

The story is basically one long chase, chiefly after two naughty grocer's assistants who, when their master goes off on a binge with a new mistress,

Press Reviews

"Apart from Jumpers and The Importance of Being Earnest there may be no script in English funnier than On the Razzle."

— London Observer

Publication

PublisherSamuel French
Year1982
BindingPaperback
EditionNo Edition Stated
Pages90
PlaceLondon
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573620003
ISBN-100573620008
LCCN86186685
LCCPR6069.T6 O5 1982
DCC822/.914

On The Razzle is a British comedy play written by Johann Nestroy and published by Samuel French in London (1982).

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