Fuddy Meers

Fuddy Meers
Written by	David Lindsay-Abaire
Characters	Claire Richard Kenny Limping Man Gertie Millet Heidi
Date premiered	1999
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy

Fuddy Meers is an American play by David Lindsay-Abaire. It tells the story of an amnesiac, Claire, who awakens each morning as a blank slate on which her husband and teenage son must imprint the facts of her life. One morning Claire is abducted by a limping, lisping man who claims her husband wants to kill her. The audience views the ensuing mayhem through the kaleidoscope of Claire's world. The play culminates in a cacophony of revelations, proving that everything is not what it appears to be.

The play premiered Off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club, running from November 2, 1999 to January 2, 2000 and transferred to the Minetta Lane Theatre on January 27, 2000, closing in April 2000 after 16 previews and 78 performances there. The play was directed by David Petrarca and featured J. Smith-Cameron (Claire), Marylouise Burke (Gertie) and Patrick Breen (Limping Man).

The play was nominated for the 2000 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play (J. Smith-Cameron) and the John Gassner Award (David Lindsay-Abaire), and won the 2000 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actress (Marylouise Burke).

The play premiered in the West End at the Arts Theatre as the first play produced by Sam Mendes' production company, "Scamp", in 2004, as a co-production with Birmingham Rep and Fiery Angel’s Edward Snape. Directed by Angus Jackson, the cast featured Julia Mackenzie (Gertie), Katie Finneran (Claire), John Gallagher Jr. (Kenny) and Nicholas Le Prevost. The play had a pre-West End engagement at the Birmingham Rep from April 16, 2004 to May 8.

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