M J FARRELL (1904 - 1996)
| Nationality: | Irish |
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Plays by M J Farrell
Dazzling Prospect |
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1961 | ||
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| Genre: | Farcical Comedy | - | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written By John Perry and M J Farrell | ||||
Synopsis: Lighter than many of the novels, her witty stage comedies feature vivid comic characters that include devoted butlers who rule the roost and loquacious handymen. Eccentric Aunt Bijou, the lynch-pin of the action, appears in both Spring Meeting and Dazzling Prospect, plagued by indigestion, making secret bets at the racetrack with the housekeeping money and certain of her own opinion on every matter. | ||||
Spring Meeting |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1938 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Collins, London | - | ||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 |
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Notes: written By John Perry and M J Farrell | ||||
Synopsis: Money and class are central concerns in Spring Meeting, where Sir Richard's meanness and snobbishness - rejecting the working-class Catholic vet as a suitable son-in-law - prevents his daughters from marrying until he is outfoxed at cards by the aptly named Tiny Fox-Collier | ||||
Treasure Hunt |
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| 1st Published: | Collins, London | 1951 | ||
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| Genre: | Three Act | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 7 |
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Notes: written By John Perry and M J Farrell | ||||
Synopsis: Hunt the members of older generation live in the past, have no idea how to manage money and are horrified by the arrival of paying guests who are 'not quite in the Stud Book'. It was described as 'gracious and grotesque by turns, it rockets from wit to horseplay, to high comedy'. | ||||