ERPINGHAM CAMP, THE

Original titleERPINGHAM CAMP, THE
CategoryFarce
AgegroupAdults
Cast9 total (3 F and 6 M)
Variable cast sizeNo
RepresentationNordic representation
AuthorJoe Orton
This is a camp for grown-ups, not for children, and not very much for fun. Apart from the headmaster there is a woman-of-all work who plays a concertina; an activities director who is a frustrated master of ceremonies; a padre who doesn’t know what day it is; and an expectant couple. In the midst of their activities there is a fight, or rather, a free-for-all. During which the headmaster falls through the floor onto the heads of dancers below, killing several of them. The action concluded with an elegy.