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The Monkey's Paw (Jacobs/Holloway)

Short Play, Drama  /  1w, 3m, 1any gender (adult)

Jonathan Holloway, W. W. Jacobs

The Monkey's Paw
Adapted by Jonathan Holloway from the short story by W.W. Jacobs

The perils of ambition lie at the heart of this supernatural tale. In The Monkey's Paw a working-class family in the 1940s is granted three …

The Monkey's Paw (Jacobs/Holloway)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 3m, 1any gender (adult)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature), Mystery/Thriller, Period

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Summary
The perils of ambition lie at the heart of this supernatural tale. In The Monkey's Paw a working-class family in the 1940s is granted three wishes, all of which come true, but in a macabre and unexpected way. With The Dark forms the double bill Darkness Falls. Contained in the volume Darkness Falls.
M4 (20s, 40s) F1 (40s) or M3 F1 with doubling

Doubling possible

  • Time Period 1940s / WWII
  • Setting A kitchen/living-room.

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Jonathan Holloway

Author

W. W. Jacobs

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