Article: Viennese shopping farce in the round ; Last night the curtain went up on the Shiphay Amateur Dramatic Society production of Tom Stoppard's farce 'On The Razzle'.

Last night the curtain went up on the Shiphay Amateur Dramatic Society production of Tom Stoppard's farce 'On The Razzle'.

Alan Tanner stars as Zangler, a shopkeeper trying to prevent his niece, played by Kersten James, from eloping with her lover. Zangler's fiancee, played by Pat Gillies, runs a shop of her own in Vienna, leaving Zangler little option but to leave his staff of two in charge of his business as he tries to set a date for the wedding.

However, Weinberl and Christopher have other ideas, closing the shop for the afternoon to go on the razzle in Vienna themselves. With Zangler's niece and lover also heading for Vienna, a farce is quick to develop.

Tom Stoppard's wordplay and ...

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