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Alan Ayckbourn's version of the first of the famous Aldwych farces was produced by the National Theatre. It is the story of an unsuccessful inventor who inherits the life interest in a fortune which is to revert on his death to his cousin George Maitland. As Cousin George is... Read Full Overview

Aubrey has been left the life interest in a fortune which reverts on his death to his cousin George. Since George is thought to have died in Mexico, Aubrey "dies" and then resurrects himself as cousin George, thus eliminating his own vast debts. He is obliged to "die" and take... Read Full Overview