Mrs Murray's Farm

Preparations are in progress for a gala dinner in honor of General Howe, commander of the British forces which now encircle the beleaguered American troops in lower Manhattan

Mrs. Murray, a witty and ambitious woman with Tory leanings, sees the dinner as a means to curry favor with the expected victors

While her servants, rebels all, hope that delaying General Howe at table will create an opportunity for the hard-pressed Americans to escape uptown

Happily, and despite the conflicting motives of the lively and diverse characters involved in the action, this is precisely what occurs to the bewilderment of the British, the delight of the servants and, in the end, to the grudging admiration of Mrs. Murray as well

"It is history as farce, and Roy London and the Circle Repertory Company have made a dazzling and beautifully staged comedy out of itMRS. MURRAY'S FARM is a combination of a disciplined and delicate slapstick, writing that is both sinewy and light " - NY Times