A comedy of mistaken identities erupts in the household of a wealthy London entrepreneur in this play by the Nobel Prizeโwinning author.
A motley play of family mysteries, The Confidential Clerk follows Sir Claude and Lady Elizabeth as they reconnect with their long-lost illegitimate childrenโeven though they arenโt quite certain whose child is whose. โExtraordinarily good fun,โ this is one of Eliotโs greatest comedies, full of wit, crisp dialogue, and parental hijinks laced with some of Eliotโs finest poetry and existential reveries (The Atlantic).
Praise for The Confidential Clerk
โThe dialogue . . . has a precision and a lightly felt rhythm unmatched in the writing of any contemporary dramatist.โ โTimes Literary Supplement (UK)
โA triumph of dramatic skill: the handling of the two levels of the play is masterly and Eliotโs verse registers its greatest achievement on the stageโpassages of great lyrical beauty are incorporated into the dialogue.โ โSpectator (UK)