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Keep an Eye on Amélie

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  5w, 13m

Georges Feydeau, Cogo Fawcett, Braham Murray

Keep an Eye on Am̩lie
by Georges Feydeau
Translated and adapted by Robert Cogo-Fawcett and Braham Murray

Feydeau's hilarious farce Occupe-toi d'Amelie is here translated in a lively new version - seen at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, under the title She's in Your Hands! Marcel will inherit one million francs - on his wedding day.

Keep an Eye on Amélie

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 13m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
Feydeau's hilarious farce Occupe-toi d'Amelie is here translated in a lively new version - seen at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, under the title She's in Your Hands! Marcel will inherit one million francs - on his wedding day. Unwilling to relinquish his bachelorhood, but in dire need of cash, he persuades Ameie, a cocotte, to act as his fiancee for benefit of his godfather. But events don't go according to plan!
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  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A salon, the Town Hall, two bedrooms
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Authors

Georges Feydeau

Georges Feydeau
Georges Feydeau (1862-1921) was born in France to a well-known Parisian writer. He was influenced from a young age by prominent farcical authors such as Eugène Labiche and Henri Meilhac. His first significant international success, The Lady from Maxim's (La Dame de chez Maxim ...
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Cogo Fawcett

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Braham Murray

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