6. Run For Your Wife [Trusted]

The play premiered at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in October 1982 before moving to London's West End in 1983. It ran for nine years across various theaters, including the Shaftesbury, Criterion, and Whitehall.

The story centers on , an unremarkable London taxi driver who has been successfully leading a double life for five years. 6. Run for Your Wife

It opened at the Virginia Theatre in March 1989, directed by and starring Ray Cooney. Despite Cooney's involvement, it received mixed reviews and closed after 52 regular performances. The play premiered at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

Some contemporary critics find the script's reliance on 1980s stereotypes—particularly involving "cringe-worthy" jokes about the gay community—to be dated. It opened at the Virginia Theatre in March

His meticulous schedule is shattered when he is hospitalized after intervening in a mugging. Confusion at the hospital leads to both addresses appearing on police records, sparking investigations by two different police forces (Wimbledon and Streatham).

is a classic British farce written by Ray Cooney that became a staple of West End theater for nearly a decade. Known for its frantic pace and complex web of lies, the play is a masterclass in the "trouser-dropping" comedic style that defines much of Cooney's work. Plot Overview

Using his irregular taxi shifts as cover, John maintains two separate homes and two unsuspecting wives— Mary Smith in Wimbledon and Barbara Smith in Streatham.