Cactus Flower

by Abe Burrows

Full Length, Comedy, 7m, 4f, Interiors A philandering dentist keeps his many affairs at bay by claiming to be married with children. When the ruse threatens to catch up with him, he drafts his prickly nurse to pose as his "wife". She blossoms and he finds himself falling in love with the lovely "cactus flower" right under his very nose. "You will find the jokes fast and funny, the situation becoming funnier as the play skips along." - New York Times

Genres: Plays, Humor, Fiction, Theatre

Paperback

First published August 27, 2009

Reviews

[Nayra.Hassan · Rating 3 out of 5]

[rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

son, be a dentist 🦷

[AVA · Rating 3 out of 5]

everyone sucked except igor and stephanie

[Bill · Rating 3 out of 5]

This show depicts a farcical depiction of what happened when a man lied, cheated, and gaslit in the 1950s. They got what they wanted.

[Claudia Staude · Rating 3 out of 5]

A classic from there era when Walter Matthau actually played a ladies man and bachelor- the humor is a bit dated and definitely sexist but it otherwise stands up pretty well as entertaining.

[Nicolas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, this play certainly has it's pros and cons. I like the characters and plot. There is a lot of clever, quick dialogue. On the downside, it runs a little long. Lots of scenes could have been tidied up to help the pacing. Also the climax lacks a little punch, but I think that ties in with my previous point. It's basically spread out over three scenes and the by the time the payoff hits a lot of the wind has gone from its sails. Good, but flawed play.

[Kelly · Rating 1 out of 5]

It is hard to honestly concoct a review that is anything other than unremittingly hostile. This play is... bad.

[Katie Rodemich · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gotta love a sixty's comedy! Like reading a Doris Day and Rock Hudson or Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin film.

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dated, but fun

[Kaethe · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's nothing like a romantic comedy for making you think all people are scum. No, I mean, just dentists are.