"2 One-Act Plays" presented in April by Shelburne Players at Shelburne Town Center

First up is Peter Shaffer's comic farce "Black Comedy", where the action supposedly in the dark is illuminated; when the lights are to be on, the stage is dark. Lovesick and desperate, sculptor Brindsley Miller has embellished his apartment with furniture and objects d'arte "borrowed" from the absent antique collector next door hoping to impress his fiancee's pompous father and a wealthy art dealer. Critics describe "Black Comedy" as "An orgy of blind slapstick brilliantly sustained" (Sunday Express).
"The Real Inspector Hound" by Tom Stoppard opens with two feuding theater critics Moon, a fusty philanderer and Birdboot, a pompous and vindictive second stringer, being swept up into the whodunit they are viewing. The New York Times called it "an exceedingly clever lampoon, sharply in focus".
This double bill of comic farces comes to Shelburne Town Center stage, 5420 Shelburne Road, with performances on April 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22 at 7:30pm, and a matinee on Saturday, April 15 at 2pm. Open seating tickets are $15 with a discounted special at the Saturday matinee of $12. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Shelburne Market or reserved on line at www.shelburneplayers.com, or call 802-343-2602.