Most Popular Books by Morris Panych

When the curtain falls on the life of a bitter, self-absorbed actor, he leaves behind two resentful children—Sophie and Ambrose—and one final act of cruelty: his entire estate bequeathed not to them but to his office geranium, Henrietta. Under the dutiful care of his accountant and executor, Martin, the plant thrives while his heirs plot to destroy it and claim what they believe is rightfully theirs. But for the narrator, at least, death is only an intermission. What follows is a surreal and darkly comic odyssey of nonstop reincarnation as the actor’s consciousness stumbles from one absurd existence to the next, moving through a kaleidoscope of strange forms and creatures. Each transformation strips away another layer of vanity and delusion, forcing him to confront the wreckage of his life and bringing him one step closer to the kind of human he never really got a chance to be. Witty, mordant, and unexpectedly tender, And So Forth is a meditation on ego, regret, and the impossibility of making a graceful exit when the play goes on without you.

Through errors and inattentiveness, a self-centred person finds himself in a life-and-death situation. Cast of 1 woman and 1 man.

Chief dishwasher Dressler tyrannizes his co-workers in an upscale restaurant with his rants of Marxist rhetoric. Cast of 3 men.

A mysterious murder tests fifteen year-old Lowell''s skills at shaping the truth. Cast of 3 men and 2 women.

Winner of 6 Jessie Award

Award-winning playwright Panych turns Waiting for Godot into a comedy while simultaneously heightening its profound questions. Cast of 3 men.

Plays dealing with youthful sexual indentity and AIDS.

This dark comedy of "trading places" resonates with uncomfortable truths about everyday life. Cast of 2 women and 3 men.

Panych''s brilliant tale reminds us all that fear can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Cast of 2 women and 3 men.

Length: 2 acts.

''A stunning new play published to tie in with the London premiere at Wyndham''''s Theatre When Kemp receives a phone call from an aunt who claims she is old and dying, he travels across the country to pay her a visit; but she''''s not going just yet. As the seasons change and the weather turns from bad to good again, Kemp''''s own dysfunctional youth and thwarted dreams come to light in a delightful and mordant black comedy. ''''Think of an extended Tony Hancock sketch rewritten by Samuel Beckett and you will have something of the flavour of these ninety minutes that so brilliantly use comedy to expose the pain and loneliness of the unloved. It is funny, tender and quite tough'''' Guardian ''''A tart, tough comedy'''' The Times ''''A touching portrait of two lonely souls and the need that binds them together'''' Daily Telegraph ''''A tender, funny little play'''' Daily Mail ''''A wonderfully black, funny, sad piece'''' Scotsman''

A dark comedy full of surprises that sparks with a surprisingly high-stakes battle of wills over thought-provoking issues.