oap55: Sense and Sensibleness by Pete Barrett
Scroll down for the synopsis and cast of charactersSummary Performance History
Sense and Sensibleness won the Supernova prize at the Bench Theatre in 2013 and a shorter version won the Stagefright prize at the London Horror Festival.
Sense and Sensibleness won the Supernova prize at the Bench Theatre in 2013 and a shorter version won the Stagefright prize at the London Horror Festival.
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Synopsis
IT is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man with a good fortune must be in want of a wife. Unfortunately none of them want Amber Vertigris, a beautiful but deeply unintelligent woman in her twenties. Her intended, Lord Edgar Bratwurst, turns out to be a murderer, arsonist, addict and, worst of all, penniless. In desperation she applies for a position with Lord Wensleydale.The Cast List
- AMBER VERTIGRIS:
- A virtuous but slightly-thick young woman
- MRS VERTIGRIS:
- Amber's Mother
- LORD EDGAR BRATWURST:
- aka Edgar Sausage
- CLAYTON WENSLEYDALE:
- An arrogant aristocrat
- OLD RUTTOCKS:
- An old gardener
NOTE: Lord Edgar Bratwurst and Clayton Wensleydale can be doubled.