A Minor Adjustment

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A Minor Adjustment
Written byEric Nicol
Date premiered6 October 1967
Original languageEnglish

A Minor Adjustment is a 1967 play. [1] It was written by Eric Nicol, a Canadian humorist. The play was originally titled Like Father, Like Fun and realised to audiences in 1966 in Vancouver. [2]

The title was then changed in 1967. [3]

The original production cost $72,000 and closed after 13 performances. [4] It received a poor review in The New York Times . [5]

The play was profiled in the William Goldman book The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway .

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References

  1. Playbill for original production accessed 16 June 2013
  2. Jacob Siskind (October 10, 1968). "Eric Nicol licks his post-Broadway wounds in public". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. Tom Hawthorne (2011). "Eric Nicol: Vancouver humorist, columnist, novelist". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  4. Sam Zolotow (Oct 9, 1967). "ALBEE ADAPTATION ACQUIRED BY FOX: Film Rights to 'Everything in Garden' Bring $300,000". New York Times. p. 60.
  5. Clive Barnes (Oct 8, 1967). "The Theater: 'A Minor Adjustment': Redfield in Comedy at the Brooks Atkinson". New York Times. p. 84.