How to Settle Accounts with your Laundress: An Original Farce, in One Act

Set in a bustling West‑End tailoring salon on Jermyn Street, this one‑act farce opens with Whittington Widgetts, an over‑the‑top tailor, presiding over a parade of flamboyant customers and staff. A postman’s delivery, an Irish‑song‑singing page named Twill, and a fashionable opera dancer all converge, each delivering snappy repartee and absurd instructions. The dialogue crackles as Widgetts prepares for a dinner with the enigmatic ballet dancer Cheri Bounce, setting the stage for a cascade of social faux pas.

Into this whirl steps Mary White, the sharp‑tongued young laundress whose presence threatens to upend the delicate balance of egos. As shutters are hurriedly pulled, misdelivered letters and mistaken identities spark a rapid series of misunderstandings, each more ludicrous than the last. The play revels in its brisk pacing and witty wordplay, delivering a snapshot of Victorian theatrical comedy that relies on timing as much as on its colorful characters.