The Beaver Coat

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T1922178128 (FINBOROUGH06) Performance Length: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes with interval.Producer Finborough Theatre. Director Christopher Rolls. Design Aaron Marsden. Performer Mike Aherne. Performer Joanna Bacon. Performer David Birrell. Performer Roger Braban. Performer David Brett. Performer Charlie Buckland. Performer John Cummins. Performer Jot Davies. Performer Suzanne Heathcote. Performer Anthony Keetch. Performer Stephanie Thomas.

20 Jun 06 to 15 Jul 06

Finborough, Inner London :: V199 listing details L1886951890

Details

Play :: There's no such thing as dirty money... Washerwoman Frau Wolff runs her family like her business, ready to turn any crisis into a quick buck. When she hears that someone is willing to pay hard cash for a beaver-fur coat, and better yet, knows where to find one, she's soon counting her luck. Meanwhile, Police Superintendent Wehrhan has more than petty pilfering to worry about. He's fixed on flushing out the Liberals, Democrats and free-thinkers causing the real stink in the neighbourhood. Set in the Berlin suburbs at the end of the 19th Century, Hauptmann's wittily observed and strikingly relevant working-class comedy is full of vivid characters, humanity and satire.

Author

Gerhart Hauptmann