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Spring and Port Wine

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4w, 4m

Bill Naughton

Spring and Port Wine
by Bill Naughton

Rafe Crompton is not a stern man but has such unswerving integrity that his family is forced to hide slight peccadilloes from him. His daughter Hilda particularly resen's this and her refusal to eat a herring which is placed before her at dinner make…

Spring and Port Wine

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 4m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Rafe Crompton is not a stern man but has such unswerving integrity that his family is forced to hide slight peccadilloes from him. His daughter Hilda particularly resen's this and her refusal to eat a herring which is placed before her at dinner makes the'situation explosive. The family is almost broken up before Rafe is made to see the dangers in his attitudes, and they are reunited in an atmosphere more progressive and tolerant.
Keywords
M4 (18, 23, 30, 50) F4 (19, 25, middle age, 47)
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Composite setting
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Bill Naughton

Bill Naughton
The Irish-born but British-bred Naughton (1910-1992) was a key figure in postwar English literature, one of the earliest of the kitchen sink school of writers, and he was an incredibly prolific producer of everything from short stories to screenplays to diaries. Bill Naughto ...
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