The Boy In Her Bed
Robin Jennifer Miller
Genre: Farce / Comedy
Cast size: 7
Duration: 90 mins approx
Robin Jennifer Miller | Farced | Two Act | 3m, 4f
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‘The Boy In Her Bed’ is inspired by a classic French farce, ‘The Girl From Maxims’ by Georges Feydeau. The story has been modernised and most of the roles have been re-gendered, but some of the farcical situations remain the same.
Cora is happily married to new husband, Edward, but, after a night on the town with her friend Jill while Edward is away, she wakes up to find there is a handsome young man in her bed. Cora slept in another room (or did she?) With Jill’s help, she has to hide the young man, Troy, from Edward, and explain his presence to her rich aunt, Sylvia. Sylvia jumps to the conclusion that Troy is Cora’s new husband, and that Edward is in fact married to Jill. What’s more, Sylvia wants Cora and Troy to attend her drinks party that night, and meet her god-daughter Isabel’s new fiancé, Freddie.
Act Two takes place at Sylvia’s drinks party. Cora is having to pretend to be married to Troy. Jill is pretending to be married to Edward. Edward is under the delusion that Troy is Sylvia’s new husband. And to add to all that, it turns out that Troy and Freddie have some history of their own. There are a lot of misunderstandings, entanglements and confusion to sort out before everyone finally reaches a happy conclusion.
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