one act · drama
Retained for the Defence: A Farce, in One Act
Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.
Characters
| White | lead | 78 speeches |
| De W | lead | 78 speeches |
| Pawkins | lead | 65 speeches |
| Thwaites | supporting | 23 speeches |
| Agatha | supporting | 21 speeches |
| Fergus | minor | 9 speeches |
| Retained For The Defence | minor | 3 speeches |
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