​A Comedy​

Directed by Melissa Malloy

Produced by Pamela Stompoly

 

August 29 through September 21, 2025

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Lettice Douffet, an expert on Elizabethan cuisine and medieval weaponry, is an indefatigable but daffy enthusiast of history and the theatre. As a tour guide at Fustian House, one of the least stately of London’s stately homes, she theatrically embellishes its historical past, ultimately coming up on the radar of Lotte Schon, an inspector from the Preservation Trust. Neither impressed nor entertained by Lettice’s freewheeling history lessons, Schon fires her. Not one to go without a fight, Lettice engages the stoic, conventional Lotte in a battle to the death of all that is sacred to the Empire and the crown. This hit play by the author of Equus and Amadeus featured a triumphant, award-winning performance by Dame Maggie Smith, for whom the role was specifically written.

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FEATUING Linda Benning as Lettice Douffet, Guyren Howe as Mr. Bardolph, Ali Impey as Miss Framer,  Bobbi Randall as Lettice Douffet.

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PERFORMANCES:  Fridays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 2:00pm.

First and third Saturdays, August 30 & September 13, 2025, are 7:30 pm evening performances.

Second and fourth Saturdays, September 6 and 20 are 2:00 pm matinees; no evening performance

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TICKETS: General admission: $30
Students/Seniors/Military: $28
Groups of 10 or more/same performance: $25

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​Tickets may be reserved by calling the theater at (619) 303-5092 or emailing us at boxoffice@lamplighterslamesa.com.

Please leave your name, phone number, number of tickets (senior, adult, student), and date desired. Someone will promptly return your call verifying your tickets.

You may pay for your reservation at the Box Office the day of your chosen performance or mail us a check and your tickets will be waiting for you in the in the lobby.

All sales are cash, check, or money order only. 

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We look forward to celebrating our 87th Season with you and seeing you at Lamplighters Theatre!

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