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Farcicals (Brits Off Broadway, 2014)

Posted on June 18, 2014 by in Tags Library

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Two short Alan Ayckbourn comedies presented in repertory at 59E59 Theaters through June 29, 2014. Cast: Sarah Stanley, Kim Wall, Bill Champion and Elizabeth Boag.

“both plays add up to agreeable laughter” — Eugene Paul

Reception: Favorable.

From the TheaterScene archive. Original review by Eugene Paul for TheaterScene.com, June 18, 2014.

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