The Twits
Adapted by David Wood. Based on the book by Roald Dahl.
Product Code: TD6000
Full-length Play
Comedy | Farce
Cast size: 2m., 2w., 2 either gender, plus 3 children. Expandable.
No Livestream or Record and Stream Rights Available
Rights and availability
This title can be licensed and sold in the following countries:
Canada, United States
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Synopsis
The play is set in a circus ring, which offers opportunities for fun and slapstick, as well as spectacle. The narrator acts as ringmaster, bringing to life the story of the grotesque, satisfyingly unpleasant couple, Mr. and Mrs. Twit, who enjoy playing nasty tricks on each other. Mr. Twit decides to train monkeys to perform upside down. He goes to the African rainforest and captures a family of monkeys —the Mugglewumps— and incarcerates them in a cage. The birds, who nightly roost on the big dead tree, having escaped being caught by the Twits for a bird pie, help the monkeys escape by tricking the Twits into believing that the world has turned upside down. The audience helps too!
Notes
No Livestream or Record and Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code TD6000
- Minimum Cast Size 9
- Pages of Dialogue 62
- Min. Royalty Rate $90.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 105 min
- Staging Flexible staging.
Categories
- Target Audience Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Senior Adults
- Performing Group High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre | Touring Group
- Genre Comedy | Farce
- ISBN(13) 9781583421727
Customer Reviews
Media Reviews
"Roald Dahl created some truly revolting characters… but few can compare with the noxiousness of Mr. and Mrs. Twit. This adaptation… was easily as gruesomely grotesque as Dahl could ever have intended. The show is a marvelous mix of singing, dancing, theatre, slapstick and audience participation." -South Wales ArgusProduction Map
| Location | City | State | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westport Recreaction Department | Westport | MA | 03/27/2025 | 03/27/2025 |
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Gallery
The Twits - Wyoming Theatre Company, Wyoming, MI
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