BATS Past Productions

Brush With A Body

A lighthearted play by Maurice McLoughlin.

Performed by STADS at St. Teilo's Church Hall, Bishopston on November 14th, 15th, 21st & 22nd, 1975. Tickets 25p, children & OAPs 15p.

Performed 20 years later by STADS in 1995: compare details.

Synopsis

In Sybil Walling's absence her children call in the chimney-sweep, whose brushes dislodge not only soot but a body. When Sybil returns she tells them that, just before he died twenty years ago, their father had killed a Soho gangster and had hidden the body in the chimney. The police descend in pursuit of an amorous patient of Sybil's son Henry, which leads to hilarious misunderstandings and surprises.