A Flea in Her Ear

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A Flea in Her Ear is a classic French farce by playwright Georges Feydeau, renowned for its intricate plotting, rapid-fire misunderstandings, and physical comedy.

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instanceOf French play
play
stage farce
author Georges Feydeau NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
dramaticForm comedy of errors
firstPerformanceDate 1907
firstPerformancePlace Paris NERFINISHED
frequentlyPerformedIn France NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
genre comedy
farce
hasActCount 3
hasAdaptation A Flea in Her Ear (1968 film) NERFINISHED
A Flea in Her Ear (2002 television film) NERFINISHED
hasCharacter Camille Chandebise NERFINISHED
Carlos Homenidès de Histangua NERFINISHED
Dr. Finache NERFINISHED
Ferraillon NERFINISHED
Lucienne Homenidès de Histangua NERFINISHED
Poche NERFINISHED
Raymonde Chandebise NERFINISHED
Victor-Emmanuel Chandebise NERFINISHED
hasEnglishTranslation A Flea in Her Ear (John Mortimer translation) NERFINISHED
A Flea in Her Ear (Kenneth McLeish translation) NERFINISHED
hasTheme marital jealousy
mistaken identity
sexual suspicion
influenced 20th-century stage farce
notableFor intricate plotting
physical comedy
rapid-fire misunderstandings
originalLanguage French
originalTitle La Puce à l’oreille NERFINISHED
partOf canon of classic French farce
playwright Georges Feydeau NERFINISHED
plotDevice anonymous love letter
look-alike confusion between Chandebise and Poche
setting Paris
structure three-act play
style door-slamming farce
fast-paced dialogue
timePeriodOfSetting Belle Époque NERFINISHED
typicalOf Georges Feydeau’s late-career farces

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Georges Feydeau notableWork A Flea in Her Ear
Dominic Fumusa theatreWork A Flea in Her Ear