Ladykillers, The
- Full Length Play, Dark Comedy, Mystery/Thriller, 1950s
- 6M, 2F
- ISBN: 9780573112256
The Ladykillers is a classic black comedy; a sweet little old lady, alone in her house, is pitted against a gang of criminal misfits who will stop at nothing.
The amateur rights for this title are currently withdrawn.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Dark Comedy, Mystery/Thriller
- 120 minutes
- Time Period: 1950s
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Senior, Adult
- Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
- Performance Group:
- Large Stage, Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Outdoor, College Theatre / Student
Posing as amateur musicians, Professor Marcus and his gang rent rooms in the lopsided house of sweet but strict Mrs Wilberforce. The villains plot to involve her, unwittingly, in Marcus' brilliantly conceived heist job. The police are left stumped but Mrs Wilberforce becomes wise to their ruse and Marcus concludes that there is only one way to keep the old lady quiet. With only her parrot, General Gordon, to help her, Mrs Wilberforce is alone with five desperate men. But who will be forced to face the music?
REVIEWS:
"This is no pale stage rip-off but a new-written piece of perfection."
The Times
"A joy from start to finish."
Daily Express
"The show works and, at its considerable best, works triumphantly."
The Daily Telegraph
"An exuberantly inventive evening."
The Guardian
Characters
- Casting: 6M, 2F
- Casting Attributes: Parts for Senior Actors, Room for Extras
MRS LOUISA WILBERFORCE
PROFESSOR MARCUS
MAJOR COURTNEY
HARRY ROBINSON
ONE-ROUND
LOUIS HARVEY
MRS JANE TROMLEYTON
MRS WILBERFORCE'S GUEST
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