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Don’t Dress for Dinner

By Marc Camoletti,

Adapted by Robin Hawdon 

Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College

July 16-26, 2026

Get your tickets soon for Matt Merrell Productions next hilarious show, Don’t Dress for Dinner.  After last summer’s very successful run of Neil Simon’s Rumors, Matt Merrell Productions returns with another hysterical night of theater guaranteed to lift your spirits and leave you howling with laughter.

Bernard is planning a romantic weekend with his chic mistress in his charming converted farmhouse, whilst his wife, Jacqueline, is away. He has arranged for a cook to prepare gourmet delights, and has invited his best friend, Robert, along to provide the alibi. What could possibly go wrong? Everything! Robert is confused by his role, Jacqueline has her own secret lover and decides not to leave, the cook has to pretend to be the mistress and the mistress can’t cook. An evening of hilarious confusion ensues as Bernard and Robert improvise at breakneck speed. Full of mistaken identities and rapid-fire dialogue, Don’t Dress for Dinner is a riotous farce seasoned with unexpected twists.

“Hurtling along at the speed of light, [it’s] a near faultless piece of theatrical invention.”  — The Guardian

“The perfect farce.” – Chicago Style Magazine

With mild sexual references this show is recommended for audince members aged twelve and up. 

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