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In this hilarious farce written by George Faydeau, Sommersby, MP and pillar of the community, resorts to hypnotism to escape from his wife into the arms of his lover and the results are what you'd expect: an explosion of comic fun and mayhem. The playwright (George Faydeau) is not a very well known writer: at least not as well known as Pinter or Churchill. He has written several plays, another being for example “A flea in her ear.” I will admit I was sceptical at first, as “farces” are not really my scene but this was directed brilliantly. (Coincidentally by one of my lecturers who teaches acting on a Tuesday afternoon.) The play is set in 1910, a period where war was taking over the world and women were beginning to use their sexuality to rebel against typical women’s roles. Despite falling into the farce category it tells the tale of one woman’s revenge on her husband as she too revolts against the role for which she has become accustomed to. She discovers he has been hypnotising her to get his own way and ensure he wears the trousers in the household. There was only one woman in total throughout the play (It was only a small cast of four, 3 men 1 woman) and in my opinion this reflected a world dominated by males, just as it would have been in 1910. The show had received raving reviews, I have quoted several below "highly recommended, as is everything done by Rumpus...I laughed out loud" (indielondon.co.uk) while "colourful" and hilarious" were quoted by The Derbyshire Times.
Approximate Word count = 991
Approximate Pages = 4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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