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Caroline Comes to Tea

Short Play, Comedy  /  4w

Dilys Owen

Caroline likes nothing better then to wind her two sisters Emily and Lucy up with wild stories of her adventurous life.

Caroline Comes to Tea

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Period

Details

Summary
Caroline visits her sisters for tea and tells them of her new job with a handsome but depraved man. Emily and Lucy try to pursuade her to leave the job, promising they'll help to support her. Whilst they run off to find a helpful pamphlet from the Vicar, Caroline catches up with Parker, maid to the two sisters and we find that this story is utter fabrication and she is doing very well in her career as a teacher but living very much alone.  She leaves before the sisters return, leaving a note telling them she is eloping......
Cast Attributes

Lucy - eldest sister

Emily- middle sister

Parker - the maid

Caroline - youngest sister

  • Time Period 1900-1910
  • Setting A sitting room, about 1900
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 30 minutes

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

Author

Dilys Owen

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