| A Private Practice: A Farce Contributor(s): Biss, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 154692860X ISBN-13: 9781546928607 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.34 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Performing Arts | Theater - General |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 6" W x 9" (0.27 lbs) 82 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dr. Pecksniff, a most singular psychiatrist, is relishing the prospect of fleecing yet another unsuspecting troubled soul - on this occasion a gullible housewife with a crumbling self-image and a sizable nest egg. Seizing on her admittance of a penchant for romance novels, Pecksniff convinces his patient, Mrs. Flagg, of her imminent slide into moral turpitude, offering salvation through his own unique, very expensive (and battery-assisted) approach to mental health. But, just as in psychiatry, things aren't always quite what they appear to be on the surface, and when dark deeds and a dead cat make an appearance, Dr. Pecksniff's unorthodox therapy session is soon sent hurtling towards its shocking conclusion "Clever, witty, funny - made me laugh out loud." Playwrights' Center of San Francisco "An engaging comedy...Demonstrates a real talent for absurdist, comic dialogue." - Stageplays.com "Revels in the language of its characters...Captures their tone and cadence extremely well." - Soho Theatre, London "Very funny, well-written. I want to see it on the stage " Playwrights' Center of San Francisco "Exploits the potential of farce well...Well-constructed and often funny." - Soho Theatre, London |