Don’t Drink The Water.
ALLEN, Woody.
Don’t Drink The Water.
First Edition of Woody Allen's Don't Drink the Water; With a Signed Photograph of Allen
New York: A Random House , 1967.
$400.00
In Stock
Item Number: 148922
First edition of this satire comedic play. Octavo, original half cloth, frontispiece of a black and white photograph. Laid in is a signed photograph of Woody Allen. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Don't Drink the Water is a comedic play by Woody Allen that satirizes the absurdities of Cold War-era politics and the tensions of the American family. Set in an unnamed Eastern European country, the play follows a group of American tourists who become entangled in a diplomatic crisis after accidentally photographing a secret government installation. As they seek refuge in the U.S. embassy, they must navigate misunderstandings, mistaken identities, and cultural clashes. The central characters, including the bumbling yet well-meaning Harrison family, reflect Allen’s signature style of neurotic, flawed individuals caught in chaotic situations. Through a series of humorous and absurd scenarios, the play critiques both political systems and social norms, offering a lighthearted exploration of fear, identity, and the miscommunications that arise from cultural differences.
