My Friend Lester
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| My Friend Lester | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Alec Coppel |
| Date premiered | 14 April 1947 |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | murder |
| Genre | comedy-thriller |
My Friend Lester is a 1947 farce play by Alec Coppel.[1] It debuted at the Embassy Theatre in London on 14 April 1947 and later moved to St Martin's Theatre.[2]
The play seems to have been reworked by Coppel as The Gazebo.
A playwright, looking for material, invites a harlot to his flat, where she is shot by her protector. The playwright has to dispose of a body.