Two Into One

by Ray Cooney

Two Into One is about nothing more than the hilarious attempts of a Member of Parliament to arrange a dalliance with a secretary for the PM in an out of the way little hotel. Unfortunately, he engages one of his aides to arrange the whole thing. The aide is something of a charming bumbler and he gets everything all mixed up. Also on hand are the pompously disapproving hotel manager, a venal ethnic waiter and a female Labour politician who crusades against pornography on the one hand, while on the other she is trying to lure the bumbling civil servant into bed!|5 women, 5 men

Genres: Plays

108 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

I will admit I giggled a lot reading this comedy. I enjoy Mr Cooney’s sense of humor and desire to setup & use plenty of physical schtick.

However, the sets ginormous and requires outrageous fast changes to keep the audience engaged. I see no way to do some of them with walls moving and full size rooms w/ multiple doors .

[Charlie Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why is Run For Your Wife Cooney's most popular play? This and Funny Money are far funnier. Yes, it's definitely more of a typical Feydeau-style bedroom farce, but it's incredibly well plotted with lots of humourous twists. I can see now why the French call him the 'English Feydeau'.