Nunsense

by Dan Goggin

Musical / 5f / Unit set Winner of four Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best Off Broadway Musical in its original New York production, this hilarious international hit was revived in New York with a male cast Nunsense A Men!. The show is a fund raiser put on by the Little Sisters of Hoboken to raise money to bury sisters accidently poisoned by the convent cook, Sister Julia (Child of God). Up dated with new jokes, additional lyrics, two new arrangements and a brand new song, this zany musi

Genres: Plays, Theatre, Musicals, Humor, Fiction

81 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1986

Reviews

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this play. The characters are a crack-up and the jokes are golden.

[Christy Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is a reason I'm a stage manager/props person and not a director. It's hard for me to visualize things from the script. I'm sure as soon as we start rehearsals I'll love it and proclaim the director a genius. Charming characters,very fun premise.

[Shandra Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this script. Supper funny

[steds · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fine, some parts haven’t aged well. Loved it as a kid.

[Shawn Deal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun as it should be.

[Kenny Soo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Come and see it!! Oct 2-13

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

funny to read even funnier on stage

[Eireanne · Rating 2 out of 5]

Many years ago I saw this play with friends, which I still have fond memories of (the play, not the friends). At the end of the show, we all ran to purchase these books, but honestly, it's been so long since I saw the play, I can't remember how any of the songs went, or any of anything actually, except for that the play was very funny...but reading it deadpan? Not so much.

Also, it's a little dated (ie purchasing a beta-max), so at this point it would have to be completely updated for today's audience to relate to the material. The base plot is fine, but the details are so antiquated that I had trouble recollecting the references...anyone younger than me would be entirely lost - unless of course they are a student of social history? Who knows.

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

No plot to speak of, out-dated corny jokes, and sparse characters. It's not particularly funny, and it doesn't pack any kind of emotional weight to invest a reader (or audience member that is expected so often to participate).

[Sally · Rating 5 out of 5]

There was a time I knew this word for word. Loads of fun to work backstage on! Even if we too had to dress up as nuns - in late November. ;)