Charley's Aunt Costume Rentals
A delectable period farce set in an 1892 drawing room, England
Brandon Thomas
1892 London
Finishing Touches Store
buy accessories, hair & makeup for CHARLEY'S AUNT here...Tracy Notes About This Show
Because auntie is impersonated by a man in "drag", "her" outfit must be drag enough to be funny to the audience, yet believable enough to "fool" the other characters onstage. Our costumes do their best to fulfill both criteria.
Plot Synopsis
Jack Chesney loves Kitty Verdun and Charley loves Miss Amy Spettigue. They invite the ladies to meet Charley's wealthy aunt from Brazil, "where the nuts come from". Cancelling her visit at the last minute, the millionaire aunt sends the boys into cataclysmic confusion. What do they do now? The problem is solved by drafting their feckless Oxford undergrad pal into a black satin skirt, bloomers and wig. As "Charley's Aunt", this charming frump is introduced to the ladies, to Jack's father and to Stephen Spettigue, Amy's guardian. When the real aunt turns up, classic comic confusion ensues as Fancourt Babberley, posing as "Charley's Aunt", tricks Spettigue into agreeing to the marriage of his ward, the real aunt marries Jack's father, Jack gets Miss Verdun, and Fanny Babs regains the fortune he lost at gambling as well as the girl he loves. (Samuel French, Inc)