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The Peacocks Must Go

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4w, 2m

Dennis Driscoll

Isobel has become pleasantly accustomed to a life of luxury and takes very kindly to a Christmas gift of two peacocks. Her husband, Haydn, however, is less satisfied with his life. He is tired of constant grind of running a business and scornful of luxury. Naturally, he says the peacocks must go.

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The Peacocks Must Go

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 2m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
The difference of opinion is only the first of many upsets that well-nigh ruin their Christmas. First, Haydn announces that he intends to chuck his well-paid job so that he can lead a life of rustic simplicity; next, their only son seems to have married a total stranger in suspicious haste. Fortunately, Jonty Cragg has arrived. He is a remarkably ingenious young man and, by Christmas Eve, has manoeuvred Haydn into renouncing his retirement from business, capably cooked the Christmas dinner, and wooed and won Haydn's lovely daughter.
Cast Attributes
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Performing Groups
Haydn Brocklebank: quite handsome, rugged; 50
Jonathan (Jonty) Cragg: stocky, intelligent; 22
Isobel Brocklebank: smart, well-bred; 40s
Sally: her daughter, dark, vital; 19
Doreen Fisher: maid, trim; 18
Emma Armitage: large, commanding; 70
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A sitting room
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes

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  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

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Dennis Driscoll

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