Rare Philip King play turns a farce into a serious drama - and it doesn't work Theatre legends die hard. Playwright Philip King, who passed away in 1979, was once hailed as the monarch of the farceurs, and his best-know play, See How They Run (1944), features the immortal line: "Sergeant, arrest most of these vicars!". Like so many legendary lines, this one is not in original text, which actually says: "Sergeant, arr…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:12PM on August 8, 2019