The Revengers' Comedies

The Revengers' Comedies
1991 West End production poster
Written byAlan Ayckbourn
CharactersHenry Bell
Karen Knightly
Imogen Staxton-Billing
Date premiered13 June 1989
Place premieredStephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Original languageEnglish
GenreBlack comedy
Official site
Ayckbourn chronology
Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays
(1988)
Invisible Friends
(1989)
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The Revengers' Comedies is a play by Alan Ayckbourn. Its title references that of The Revenger's Tragedy. The play is an epic piece running more than five hours and was designed to be presented in two parts. It was inspired by the playwright's love of films and references many notable movies, particularly the Alfred Hitchcock classic Strangers on a Train.