<< *146 . PETER SHAFFER : BLACK COMEDY . LONDON , SAMUEL FRE
NCH , 1967 . 64 P. FIRST PERF. : 270765 . CHAR. : 01 BRINDSL
EY MILLER , 02 CAROL MELKETT , 03 MISS FURNIVAL , 04 COLONEL
MELKETT , 05 HAROLD GORRINGE , 06 CLEA , 07 SCHUPPANZIGH ,
08 GEORG BAMBERGER . >> $
< THE ACTION TAKES PLACE IN BRINDSLEY MILLER'S APARTMENT IN
SOUTH KENSINGTON , LONDON . $
9.30 ON A SUNDAY NIGHT . $
TIME : THE PRESENT . > $
#1 $
< SCENE - BRINDSLEY'S APARTMENT IN SOUTH KENSINGTON , LONDON
. $
THERE ARE FOUR WAYS OUT OF THE ROOM . $
A DOOR UP L LEADS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE PASSAGE TO HAROLD'S RO
OM . $
THE DOOR TO THIS , WITH ITS MAT LAID TIDILY OUTSIDE , CAN CL
EARLY BE SEEN . $
A CURTAIN , UP C , SCREENS BRINDSLEY'S STUDIO : WHEN IT IS P
ARTED WE GLIMPSE SAMPLES OF HIS WORK IN METAL . $
UP RC AN OPEN STAIR SHOOTS STEEPLY UP TO HIS BEDROOM ABOVE ,
REACHED THROUGH A DOOR AT THE TOP . $
A TRAP IN THE FLOOR LEADS DOWN TO THE CELLAR , DOWN LC . $
( THIS TRAP IS NOT ESSENTIAL . $
AN ALTERNATIVE SCENE WILL BE . . .
