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Funeral Tea

  • Pat Wilson
  • Short Play, Comedy, Present Day
  • 5F
  • ISBN: 9780874408904

As the characters sip their tea, it becomes apparent that someone has misplaced the urn with dear Uncle Jacob’s ashes.

  • Short Play
  • Comedy

  • Time Period: Present Day
  • Target Audience: Adult

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre
Mrs. Ellis, the English lady who caters small weddings and funeral teas, says she usually serves boiled ham, “but seeing as ’ow this is my first cremation, I didn’t think boiled ’am would be appropriate.” As the ladies sip their tea, it becomes apparent that someone has misplaced the urn with dear Uncle Jacob’s ashes. When Sarah suggests the tea tastes odd, and they discover the tea tin still locked in the cupboard, they face an appalling possibility. A riotously funny play for an all-female cast.

  • Casting: 5F
  • Casting Attributes: All Female

  • MRS. ELLIS - who cares privately for funerals, weddings, etc.
    MRS. MURGATROYD - nice of the departed Jacob Starkie
    MISS STARKIE - her younger sister
    MISS PARKER - their friend
    MRS. BOOTH - an old lady who just enjoys funerals
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    Mrs. Ellis, the English lady who caters small weddings and funeral teas, says she usually serves boiled ham, “but seeing as ’ow this is my first cremation, I didn’t think boiled ’am would be appropriate.” As the ladies sip their tea, it becomes apparent that someone has misplaced the urn with dear Uncle Jacob’s ashes. When Sarah suggests the tea tastes odd, and they discover the tea tin still locked in the cupboard, they face an appalling possibility. A riotously funny play for an all-female cast.

    $24.95