Sunday, February 22, 2009

Tufts Theatre-- Anything to Declare?

I went last night to the play now running at Tufts Theatre. It's a farce written in 1966 in the "Palais-Royal Farce" genre, entitled "Anything to Declare?" By Maurice Hennequin and Pierre Veber, Translated and Directed by Laurence Senelick.

I declare, it was the funniest performance I have seen in over a year.

The writing, directing and (most of the) acting were simply marvelous. The set was professional and the audience was dying of laughter.

The story takes place around the turn of the century (my best guess) in Paris. It's about a young couple who just returned from their honeymoon. The young lady's parents are shocked to find out that their new son-in-law has yet to "become his wife's husband." Hilarity ensues when the parents give him three days to "love" their daughter, or else they're giving her away to the next suitor in line.

I loved it, and would definitely recommend everyone to go see for themselves! It's playing next weekend. http://ase.tufts.edu/drama%2Ddance/performances/drama.asp

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