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Cuckoo

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  4w, 3m

Emlyn Williams

Cuckoo
by Emlyn Williams

Spoiled and cossetted over the years by her devoted mother, Cuckoo's future is thrown into crisis by the death of Mam. But it's not just Cuckoo's future which then becomes doubtful.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 3m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Period

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Spoiled and cossetted over the years by her devoted mother, Cuckoo's future is thrown into crisis by the death of Mam. But it's not just Cuckoo's future which then becomes doubtful — what of sister Lydia's plans to marry wealthy Jerome, and those of her aunt Madam, and the physically disabled Uncle Powell? First produced at Guildford with Rosemary Leach in the title role, this absorbing and touching play reveals the hidden depths in the woman who has always been treated as a child.

"There is plenty of cosy humour to give (it) charm ... very actable..." Daily Telegraph

M3 (30, 49) F4 (20, 35, 50)
  • Time Period 1930s
  • Setting A living-room, a veranda
  • Features Period Costumes

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"There is plenty of cosy humour to give (it) charm ... very actable..." Daily Telegraph

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Emlyn Williams

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