Kings Cliffe Players
present
Run for your Wife
by Ray Cooney
Directed by Nick Bailey and produced by Steffi Froggatt
Thurs 12 November, Fri 13 November, Sat 14 November 2026
Thurs 19 November, Fri 20 November, Sat 21 November 2026
at
Kings Cliffe Memorial Hall
An amateur production presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.
A fast‑paced, door‑slamming comedy packed with chaos, charm, and brilliant character moments, Run for Your Wife was Ray Cooney's biggest success, and ran for nine years in London's West End, as its longest-running, most successful comedy.
Synopsis
The story follows John Smith, a London taxi driver with a perfectly ordinary life… except for the fact he’s secretly married to two women in different parts of the city. When an unexpected incident throws his carefully balanced double life into disarray, John scrambles to keep the truth hidden — with increasingly ridiculous results. It’s classic farce, full of energy, wit, and wonderfully eccentric characters.
STRICTLY OVER 18s
West End Reviews:
Sun: "a hilarious masterclass in classic British farce"
The Times: "A hilarious phenomenon"
The Mirror: "A pure comic masterclass and a non-stop laugh-a-minute masterpiece of timing"
The Guardian: "Keeps the audience in a state of continuous euphoria"