Lust
- Full Length Musical, Farce, 17th Century
- 8M, 6F
- ISBN: 9780573080982
This rollicking Restoration revel throws off the shackles of Puritan austerity in the hilarious tale of Homer, a notorious London libertine, that charms and seduces his way into the hearts and boudoirs of society ladies.
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Description
- Full Length Musical
- Farce
- 105 minutes
- Time Period: 17th Century
- Target Audience: Adult, Senior
- Set Requirements: Interior Set, Exterior Set
- Cautions: Alcohol, Nudity/Partial Nudity, Mild Adult Themes
- Performance Group:
- Large Stage, Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Outdoor, Reader's Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Based upon Wycherley's The Country Wife, this rollicking Restoration revel throws off the shackles of Puritan austerity in a high-spirited celebration of "the noblest urge bestowed on us." Ribaldry, romance and drama abound in the hilarious tale of Homer, a notorious London libertine. He charms and seduces his way into the hearts and boudoirs of society ladies, while practicing elaborate deceptions so as to be trusted by the foolish husbands as a eunuch and chaperon to ladies of quality. Period 1661.
REVIEWS:
REVIEWS:
"Deliciously smutty and clever... An operatic orgasm."
Variety
"Three words describe Lust: FA... BU... LOUS!"
Philadelphia Daily News
"Hurrah for Lust... bright wonderful, rollicking."
Wilmington News Journal
"Lust is a must."
Daily Mirror
"The funniest West End musical around."
The Guardian
"Huge fun from beginning to end... Absolutely shameless... A triumph."
Financial Times
"A full scale romp... A most enjoyable cross between a bedroom farce and a satire on pomposity and hypocrisy."
Daily Express
Premiere Production:
West End Premiere at Theatre Royal Haymarket London, UK.
American Premiere at Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia.
American Premiere at Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia.
Characters
- Casting: 8M, 6F
- Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Room for Extras
- Chorus Size: Small
QUACK - a physician
PINCHWIFE - a dour, middle-aged country gentleman
MARGERY PINCHWIFE - a voluptuous country girl
SIR JASPER FIDGET - an aristocratic gentleman
LADY FIDGET - an extremely haughty aristocrat
MISTRESS DAINTY - Lady Fidget's sister, also haughty
MISTRESS SQUEAMISH - an austere, aristocratic woman
ALITHEA PINCHWIFE - a placid, refined country lady
HARCOURT - a young blade
DORILANT - a loud, bluff gentleman
SPARKISH - a plump, effeminate fop
FIDDLER - a street musician
MALE EXTRA 1 - Rudge, Executioner, Parson
FEMALE EXTRA 1 - Mistress Prudence, Serving Wench, Hag
MALE EXTRA 2 - Footman, Captain Jack
FEMALE EXTRA 2 - Mistress Charity, Serving Wench
