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A Fly in the Ointment

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  3w, 3m

Derek Benfield

A Fly in the Ointment
by Derek Benfield

Why should Ron Corley MP, the Minister for the Environment, be searching the seaside bungalow of his ex-mistress Donna? And why does his virtuous wife, Louise, turn up at the same place on the same day?

A Fly in the Ointment

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 3m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary
Why should Ron Corley MP, the Minister for the Environment, be searching the seaside bungalow of his ex-mistress Donna? And why does his virtuous wife, Louise, turn up at the same place on the same day? And what was a romantic doctor with a bunch of flowers doing in Sussex when his practice is in London? Add to these questions the presence of a frustrated policewoman and a devious pizza delivery boy...
Keywords
M3 (19, 50s) F3 (30s, 40s)
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A living-room
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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Derek Benfield

Derek Benfield
Derek Benfield (11 March 1926 – 10 March 2009) was a British playwright and actor. He was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and educated at Bingley Grammar School. As a playwright, Benfield wrote more than 30 stage plays. Benfield had made his acting debut, in Yorks ...
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