Onstage through Sun 4/21
Charley’s Aunt, a hilarious tale of young love — and preposterous deception, is now onstage @ Weathervane Playhouse. Cool fact — Charley’s Aunt‘s original 1892 production broke all box office records and ran for nearly 1,500 performances.
The scoop: In this classic British comedy, two Oxford University undergraduates are desperate to arrange a double date with their girlfriends. Jack Chesney is in love with Kitty Verdun and his pal, Charley Wykeham, is in love with Amy Spettigue. Problem is, it’s 1892 — and no proper Victorian-era woman will accept a luncheon invitation from a young man unless a proper chaperone will also be invited.
To solve their chaperone problem, Jack presents a plan to Charley: Why not invite Charley’s aunt? She’s a wealthy widow from Brazil (“where the nuts come from”), and she’s planning to be visiting on the day of the planned luncheon with Kitty and Amy….
And, of course, craziness ensues.
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