The Duck House (stage play)

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The Duck House is a British political farce by Dan Patterson and Colin Swash that satirizes the UK parliamentary expenses scandal through the misadventures of an MP and his family.

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instanceOf political farce
stage play
theatrical comedy
author Colin Swash NERFINISHED
Dan Patterson NERFINISHED
basedOn United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Terry Johnson NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceDate 2013
follows misadventures of a Member of Parliament and his family
genre comedy
farce
political satire
hasCastMember Ben Miller NERFINISHED
Debbie Chazen NERFINISHED
Diana Vickers NERFINISHED
James Musgrave NERFINISHED
Nancy Carroll NERFINISHED
Simon Shepherd NERFINISHED
hasCharacter Fiona Houston NERFINISHED
Kelly NERFINISHED
Ludmilla NERFINISHED
Robert Houston NERFINISHED
Sebastian Houston NERFINISHED
Sir Norman Cavendish NERFINISHED
isAbout British Members of Parliament NERFINISHED
parliamentary expenses
political corruption
mainSubject United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal NERFINISHED
notableFor satirizing MPs’ expense claims
originalLanguage English
premiereLocation Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford NERFINISHED
productionCompany Act Productions NERFINISHED
Jenny Topper NERFINISHED
Matthew Byam Shaw NERFINISHED
Nica Burns NERFINISHED
setting United Kingdom politics
subjectOf theatrical reviews in British press
timePeriodOfSetting late 2000s
touredTo Cambridge Arts Theatre NERFINISHED
Malvern Theatres NERFINISHED
New Theatre, Cardiff NERFINISHED
Oxford Playhouse NERFINISHED
Richmond Theatre NERFINISHED
Theatre Royal, Bath NERFINISHED
transferredTo Vaudeville Theatre, London NERFINISHED
westEndRunEndDate 2014
westEndRunStartDate 2013
writer Colin Swash NERFINISHED
Dan Patterson NERFINISHED

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