Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

Overview

A cascade of comedy and a solid hit on Broadway, this affair takes place inside an American embassy behind the Iron Curtain. An American tourist – a caterer by trade – and his wife and daughter rush into the embassy two steps ahead of the police who suspect them of spying and picture-taking. It’s not much of a refuge, for the ambassador is absent and his son, now in charge, has been expelled from a dozen countries and the continent of Africa. Nevertheless, they carefully and frantically plot their escape, and the ambassador’s son and the caterer’s daughter even have time to fall in love.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Genre: Farce
  • Time Period: 1970s, 1960s
  • Target Audience: Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Authors

Woody Allen

Woody Allen, though best known for his films, has also enjoyed a very successful career in theater. His first great success was Don't Drink the Water, which opened in 1968, and ran for 598 performances for almost two years on Broadway. Play It Again, Sam opened in 1969, playe ...

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