The Weekend
by Michael Palin

Name: The Weekend
Brand: Michael Palin
SKU: 9780413689405
Rating: 3.25 (17 reviews)

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Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

British

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the humor and dialogue style in the play, specifically highlighting the wit characteristic of Michael Palin. Many find the themes relatable, especially for older audiences, although some mention that the dramatic elements may be more pronounced than expected from a typical Monty Python piece.

Humorous and witty dialogueRelatable themes for older audiencesDrama overshadowing humorUnsubtle approach

Synopsis

Michael Palin's first stage play premiered in the West End in 1994 Faced with a family gathering, world-weary Stephen Febble does his best to be difficult.

When his daughter, her dreary husband Alan, their precocious child and - not least - the dog come to stay for the weekend it's enough to make him reach for the whisky, and for the sarcasm.

The climax arrives on Saturday night when his patient wife Virginia has laid on a dinner party and the chiropodist comes too.

In his first stage play, The Weekend, Michael Palin takes a look at family values with black humour.