Now Available: Arsenic and Old Lace
Murder has never been so funny.
MTI Australasia is thrilled to announce that Joseph Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace is now available for licensing in Australia.
One of the most beloved dark comedies ever written for the stage, Arsenic and Old Lace has kept audiences roaring with laughter for generations. Set in Brooklyn, this classic American farce combines whip-smart dialogue, wildly escalating misunderstandings and a cast of unforgettable characters for an evening of pure theatrical chaos.
When drama critic Mortimer Brewster stops by his beloved aunts' home to celebrate his engagement, he gets rather more than he bargained for; a houseful of secrets. Starting with the horrifying discovery that his sweet, doting aunts have been "mercifully" poisoning lonely old gentlemen in their spare time. As Mortimer scrambles to keep the bodies from piling up (literally), he must also contend with a brother who is convinced he's Theodore Roosevelt, another brother with a rather more sinister criminal streak, an increasingly suspicious police force, and a wedding that keeps slipping further out of reach. Every attempt to fix things only spins the farce further out of control, building to a finale of nonstop, laugh-out-loud absurdity.
Fast-paced, razor-sharp and endlessly quotable, Arsenic and Old Lace is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
