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The Man Who Came to Dinner
Sheridan Whiteside, having dined at the home of the Stanleys, slips on their doorstep, breaking his hip. A tumultuous six weeks of confinement follow. The Stanley living room is monopolized by the irascible invalid; ex-convicts are invited to meals; and transatlantic calls bring a $784 phone bill. The arrival of strange gifts from his friends further destroys domestic tran...more
Paperback, 88 pages
Published
January 1st 1998
by Dramatists Play Service
(first published 1939)
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This has got to be one of my favorite comedies of all time! Whiteside is absolutely hilarious! He's so mean - it's fantastic! I love that the characters in the play are very closely modeled after real-life celebrities of the 1930s. I'm such a fan of the era that adding the impeccable timing and comedy in with the fashion makes this play one of the best ever. I cannot wait to direct this show at our theatre this Christmas! Auditions are in September!
Another funny play! I directed this during my student teaching and it is hilarious! (Plus we won a One-Act competition with this play so it will always hold a place in my heart!)
Fun fun fun!!! Such drama and comedy! Laughing out loud in the subway all the way. Maggie: pg144 Lorraine: pg177,193
This is a play that I loved reading every moment of. The writing was top notch making it a timeless play that just so happens to take place in a certain time period.
Brilliant script!
I was a little bit confused with it. I think it would have been better if there hadn't been so much going on. It seemed as if 10 things were happening at once and it was crazy. Also, there were too many people and I couldn't always keep them straight. I didn't really understand the point of the play and it just left me lost in the end.
This play was really funny, and well written. I saw the movie first, it is excellent also, i think it is from 1943.
A great and witty play. I even remembered my three lines!
Ultimately meaningless, though amusing enough.
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