The Admirable Crichton
Admirable Crichton, The Alternative Title: Circumstances Alter Cases
Author: J. M. Barrie
First Performance: 1902, London
Published: 1914
Genre: Com. in 4 acts
Setting: Lord Loam's manor house and a desert island, early 20th c.
Cast: 7m, 6f
In order to appear progressive, the Earl of Loam each month invites his family and staff to a tea hour where everyone is treated equally. The butler Crichton resists this undermining of traditional hierarchies and insists on his subservient role. During a world cruise the family become shipwrecked on a desert island. In this situation it is only Crichton who is able to cope, rapidly becoming the leader of the party. Honoured with the title ‘Guv’, he is now flattered by the attentions of Lord Loam's previously haughty daughters, Mary and...
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