Terribly Terribly

Terribly Terribly is a 1967 Australian play by Alan Hopgood. It was different from his typical work, being an "intellectual comedy thriller" rather than a comedy. It made its debut in America in 1967 at the University of California, where Hopgood had a connection through the Union Rep in Melbourne. It was his fourth play and was written before Private Yuk Objects.^[2][3]

Terribly Terrible
Written by	Alan Hopgood
Directed by	Douglas McDermott
Date premiered	March 2, 1967 (1967-03-02)[1]
Place premiered	Professional Resident Theatre, University of California
Original language	English
Subject	murder
Genre	thriller

Hopgood said the play was inspired by Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and him wondering what George and Martha would do if they decided to commit murder.^[4]

The Sacramento Bee called it "clever, amusing and steadily interesting" though also "odd... because it mixes comedy with murder."^[5] The San Francisco Examiner called it "trivial and rather silly".^[6]

The play did not premiere in Australia until 1974. The Age called it "a thin and unrewarding play."^[7]

Premise

A bored married couple decide to commit murder.