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Wife After Death

  • Eric Chappell
  • Full Length Play, Comedy
  • 2M, 4F
  • ISBN: 9780573114755

A terrific evening of love and laughter.

The British Theatre Guide

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Comedy

  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
Comedian and national treasure Dave Thursby has died, and on the day of his funeral, friends and colleagues gather beside his coffin to pay their last respects. There's Harvey, who wrote Dave's material; Vi, Harvey's wife; Kevin, Dave's agent, and Kevin's wife Jane. Dave's glamorous widow Laura has arranged a funeral to remember, complete with a horse-drawn hearse and an attendant dog. An unfamiliar woman in flamboyant mourning clothes turns out to be Kay, Dave's ex-wife from before he was famous, and a series of revelations end with Kevin throwing a drink into the coffin and all the guests asking themselves if they ever knew the "real" Dave.

Act II opens three weeks later for the disposal of Dave's ashes. The atmosphere is tense and Kevin is wearing a controversial tie, but as more truths are revealed, even from beyond the crematorium Dave seems to be having the last laugh.
REVIEWS:

A terrific evening of love and laughter.

The British Theatre Guide
Premiere Production: Wife After Death was first presented at the Theatre Royal, Brighton in March 2010, with Tom Conti playing Harvey.

Characters

  • Casting: 2M, 4F

  • LAURA THURSBY - 40s. Widow. Attractive, dressed in fashionable black, vain about her appearance.
    VI BARRETT - Older than Laura with a fuller figure and dressed in simple. She has a wry attitude to the events being played out in front of her.
    HARVEY BARRETT - 50s. Untidy, angry man. His only concession to the day is a crumpled black tie.
    KEVIN PREWITT - 30s. A slim, pale man in a dark suit and dark glasses. Handkerchief in hand -- much moved.
    JANE PREWITT - 30s. Thin and gawky, inclined to be flustered.
    KAY - 50s. Trim figure, tight dress. A smoker with a sardonic manner.

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    Comedian and national treasure Dave Thursby has died, and on the day of his funeral, friends and colleagues gather beside his coffin to pay their last respects. There's Harvey, who wrote Dave's material; Vi, Harvey's wife; Kevin, Dave's agent, and Kevin's wife Jane. Dave's glamorous widow Laura has arranged a funeral to remember, complete with a horse-drawn hearse and an attendant dog. An unfamiliar woman in flamboyant mourning clothes turns out to be Kay, Dave's ex-wife from before he was famous, and a series of revelations end with Kevin throwing a drink into the coffin and all the guests asking themselves if they ever knew the 'real' Dave.Act II opens three weeks later for the disposal of Dave's ashes. The atmosphere is tense and Kevin is wearing a controversial tie, but as more truths are revealed, even from beyond the crematorium Dave seems to be having the last laugh.

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