For those looking for some simple humor, the Lansing Civic Players Move Over Mrs. Markham is set to deliver it.
Billed as a wild and zany free-for-all with lots of bed-hopping, Ray Cooney and John Chapmans production features nine cast members mixing up identities and popping on and off the stage with the speed that exemplifies a good farce.
Youre not supposed to overanalyze a farce, youre just supposed to enjoy them, director Judie Town said.
Town, who has been involved in theater for 30 years, directed the play for the theater company 17 years ago with an entirely different cast.
A British comedy much like Michael Frayns popular Noises Off, Move Over Mrs. Markham features four sets of couples converging on the same bedroom.
Henry Lodge asks his friend Phillip Markham to lend him his flat while the Markhams are out for the evening.
At the same time, Linda Lodge has asked Joanna Markham to loan her the flat for the evening as well.
Complications multiply when the interior decorator who has been fixing up the flat decides to borrow it for the evening and the Markhams plans are canceled at the last minute.
Pure entertainment is the goal of this British bedroom farce, so go to the theater expecting little thought and lots of laughs.
Move Over Mrs. Markham will play through Sunday as well as Sept. 27-29. at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road.
Showtimes are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors and $5 for children 12 and under.