The Good Life

Cast: 3-6f 3-6m plus 1 goat (real or otherwise)

Staging: Two interior settings

Amateur rights performance fee: £85 per performance (plus VAT where applicable)

Paperback, 112 pages ISBN: 9781839040337Publication Date:
14 Oct 2021
Size: 198mm x 129mm£10.99 £8.79You save £2.20 (20%)
A4 Spiral-bound, 224 pages ISBN: 9781839041754Publication Date:
14 Oct 2021
Size: 297mm x 210mm£16.99 £13.59You save £3.40 (20%)
Ebook, 112 pages ISBN: 9781788504805Publication Date:
14 Oct 2021
£10.99 £8.79You save £2.20 (20%)
First Staged:
Fiery Angel UK tour, 2021

The Good Life

By Jeremy Sams Original author John Esmonde and Bob Larbey

Paperback £10.99£8.79

A4 Spiral-bound £16.99£13.59

Ebook £10.99£8.79

When Tom and Barbara Good decide to exchange the pressures of the rat race for an alternative, more sustainable way of living, they set about turning their suburban home in Surbiton into a model of self-sufficiency. They grow their own fruit and veg, keep livestock in the garden, make their own clothes, and even generate their own electricity from manure.

It's the good life for them – but not for Margo and Jerry Leadbetter, who live next door, and are desperately trying to maintain the Surbiton status quo.

Jeremy Sams' stage play, based on the hugely popular sitcom by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, reunites the well-loved characters (not forgetting Geraldine the goat) as they get themselves into and out of scrapes – some old, some new, all hilarious.

Tapping into issues that resonate now more than ever, The Good Life is a witty reimagining of a television classic, with a wellyful of laughs that's sure to delight audiences everywhere.

It was first produced by Fiery Angel on an extensive tour of the UK in 2021, directed by Jeremy Sams and starring Rufus Hound, Preeya Kalidas, Dominic Rowan and Sally Tatum.


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This play is also available as an A4 Edition. With spiral binding, a larger print size and additional space for notes, this format is ideal for directors, stage managers, actors and others to use in rehearsal and production.

To order, simply select the 'A4 Spiral-bound' option above. Please note A4 Editions are only available for delivery within the UK.

Press Quotes

'Couldn't be more timely... cracking comedy... A feel-good psychedelic 70s trip'

Broadway World

'Fans will be pleased to hear that some of the funniest of the Goods' adventures are on offer, while new slants recognise the march of time on the ecology front'

The Stage

'Funny and warm and feel-good... a slice of pure nostalgia – whether you were a fan of the TV series of not'

The Reviews Hub

'A warm, generous, fun, piece of excellent theatrical comedy that will make you feel good... a happy piece of theatre gold'

Bristol 24/7

Cast: 3-6f 3-6m plus 1 goat (real or otherwise)

Staging:Two interior settings

Amateur rights performance fee: £85 per performance (plus VAT where applicable)

Paperback,112 pages ISBN: 9781839040337Publication Date:
14 Oct 2021
Size: 198mm x 129mm£10.99 £8.79You save £2.20 (20%)
A4 Spiral-bound,224 pages ISBN: 9781839041754Publication Date:
14 Oct 2021
Size: 297mm x 210mm£16.99 £13.59You save £3.40 (20%)
Ebook,112 pages ISBN: 9781788504805Publication Date:
14 Oct 2021
£10.99 £8.79You save £2.20 (20%)

Also by Jeremy Sams:

Scapino
Les Parents Terribles
Mary Stuart

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