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Vice Versa

  • Phil Porter
  • Full Length Play, Farce, Comedy, Greek; Roman; Biblical
  • 7M, 8F, 2M or F
  • ISBN: 9780573116247

A wily servant and a pair of wronged young lovers team up to bamboozle a pompous general in this riotous new farce. Dodgy disguises, comic capers and a talking monkey create pandemonium as the tricksters try to save the girl, free the servant and live to tell the tale!

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Farce, Comedy
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: Greek; Roman; Biblical
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
By the gods, look what the goat dragged in by the knackers! Never did I see such a pitiful aggregation of sweat-soaked, grovelling jobbards!

General Braggadocio is a pompous and lecherous bully who makes life miserable for all around him. His enslaved concubine and a quick-thinking servant join forces in a bid to escape his household and teach him a lesson he will never forget.

With the help of a randy old magistrate, a mischievous pet monkey and an imaginary visitor from Greece, they play upon the General's many vices and vanities as they attempt to regain their freedom and return home.

Loosely based on Miles Glorious by Plautus, Vice Versa is a madcap, farcical, feel-good comedy from multi-award-winning playwright Phil Porter.

Premiere Production: This production of Vice Versa was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, on 11 May 2017.

Characters

  • Casting: 7M, 8F, 2M or F
  • Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Ensemble cast

  • GENERAL BRAGGADOCIO (M) - A high-ranking military officer who loves to boast of his military and romantic conquests. A bully and all-round scumbag to his staff. 40s/50s
    DEXTER (F) - A witty and streetwise slave employed by the General. 20s/30s.
    VOLUPTUA (F) - A sweet, kind-hearted and quick-witted young woman kept as a concubine by the General against her will. 20s/30s.
    FECLUS (M) - An irritating and stupid but fundamentally good-natured slave employed by the General. Any age.
    PHILOPROXIMUS (M) - The General's neighbour. A fun-loving old magistrate who loves the company of younger people. 60+.
    OMNIVORUS (M/F) - A slave with an endless appetite. The General's official drummer. Any age.
    IMPETUS (M/F) - A cheerfully violent slave employed by Philoproximus. 20s/30s.
    CLIMAX (F) - An elderly prostitute. Heavily pregnant. 60+.
    VELENTIN (M) - A sweet-natured and thoroughly simple-witted young lover. 20s/30s.
    TERENCE (M/F) - The General's pet monkey. Endlessly mischievous. Any age.
    OCADUS (M/F) - A cheerful supermarket/grocery delivery person. 40s/50s.

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    By the gods, look what the goat dragged in by the knackers! Never did I see such a pitiful aggregation of sweat-soaked, grovelling jobbards!

    General Braggadocio is a pompous and lecherous bully who makes life miserable for all around him. His enslaved concubine and a quick-thinking servant join forces in a bid to escape his household and teach him a lesson he will never forget.

    With the help of a randy old magistrate, a mischievous pet monkey and an imaginary visitor from Greece, they play upon the General's many vices and vanities as they attempt to regain their freedom and return home.

    Loosely based on Miles Glorious by Plautus, Vice Versa is a madcap, farcical, feel-good comedy from multi-award-winning playwright Phil Porter.

    		$24.95

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