Once in a Lifetime
by Moss Hart and George S Kaufman
As the talkies hit the headlines, three New York actors abandon their clapped-out vaudeville act to make it big in Hollywood. Jerry and May have a brilliant idea: a voice school for the brainless stars of the silent movies. Their sweet pal, George, tags along for the ride. He’s dumb enough to impress the mighty Glogauer, head of Glogauer Studios, and when Jerry and May are drummed out of town, George comes up smelling of roses.
We can’t fail. We’re pioneers in a new field. The talkies are the thing of the future and there’s going to be no stopping them. Got that?From the great masters of American comedy comes the best ever play about the movies. A vast cast and all the visual extravagance of Hollywood’s golden age: an irresistible comic treat.
'A well-oiled laughter machine.' Daily Telegraph 'Edward Hall's irresistibly glamorous production explodes like a great, glittering firecracker.' Sunday TimesOnce in a Lifetime finished on: 11 March 2006
