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Charley's Aunt was given in a German translation as Charleys Tante at Weimar in August 1894. The first French production (La Marraine de Charley) was the following month at the Théâtre de Cluny in Paris, where it ran for nearly 300 performances. The play was produced in Berlin every Christmas for many years.
- Brandon Thomas, E. R. Wood
- 1935
Nov 1, 2018 · When it debuted in Victorian England, it was a huge hit. Times have changed and we certainly are not Victorian in our thinking today. However, what worked then, still works now. The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is running a delightful production of Charley’s Aunt.
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But all plans go awry when the aunt, Donna Lucia d’ Alvadorez, telegraphs that she won’t be arriving for a few more days. Without the aunt as chaperone, Charley and Jack quickly realize the girls won’t come to lunch. The answer presents itself, however, when Babbs enters wearing women’s clothing he is trying on for a theatrical review.
Charley's Aunt was first produced at the Royalty Theatre in London on October 21, 1892. It premiered in New York City at the Standard Theatre on October 2, 1894.
Overview. Show Information. Book. Brandon Thomas. Category. Play. Number of Acts. First Produced. 1892. Genres. Comedy, Farce. Settings. Period, Multiple Settings. Time & Place. Oxford University, England, 1890s. Cast Size. medium. Licensor. None/royalty-free. Ideal for. College/University, Regional Theatre. Casting Notes. Mostly male cast.
In 1890, two students at Oxford force their rascally friend and fellow student to pose as an aunt from Brazil--where the nuts come from. Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney pressure fellow student Fancourt Babberly to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt Donna Lucia.
It then opened in London at the Royalty Theatre on 21 December 1892, and quickly transferred to the larger Globe Theatre on 30 January 1893. The production broke the historic record for longest-running play worldwide, running for 1,466 performances. It was produced by the actor W. S. Penley, a friend of Thomas, who appeared as Babberley.
