OLT: Political Correctness Moves Over for the Fun of Farce
Move over Mrs Markham By Ray Cooney and John Chapman
Ottawa Little Theatre Directed by Venetia Lawless
The name of playwright Ray Cooney has been closely associated with farce since he first appeared in the famous Whitehall farces with Brian Rix in the 1950s and 60s. His familiarity with the genre encouraged him to present his own brand and one of his comedies, Run for Your Wife, ran for nine years in London’s West End, with some 17 of his other farces notching up long runs and many of them showing up regularly around the world, particularly in community theatres. …