Saki: The Watched Pot, Act III (Pt. 2)

Saki: The Watched Pot, Act III (Pt. 2)

From Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner by Brendan Moir

August 1, 2025 · 29 min · Season 3 · Episode 15

About this episode

This episode discusses Act III (Pt. 2) of Saki's comedic play 'The Watched Pot', exploring themes of societal expectations and marriage schemes in Edwardian society.

"The Watched Pot" is a three-act comedic play written by Saki in collaboration with Charles Maude. It centers around the inhabitants of Briony manor either scheming or enacting the scheme of marrying the only inheritor of the estate, Trevor Bavvel, before his tyrant of a mother, Hortensia Bavvel, becomes aware of the covert usurpment of her power. The play humorously explores the pressure placed on everyone in the manor as various potential brides are paraded before him, while Trevor remains indifferent and hesitant. While, "the watched pot never boils," lighting a fire under these societal expectations of Edwardian society makes the resulting action of this play as dynamic as a mountain of gunpowder. Follow me on other platforms: https://bemuse.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/talentunlimited1/?hl=en https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wiNjFbd6rluEHZF4Qffcv https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070481824821&locale=hi_IN https://www.patreon.com/bemuse Website: https://bemusearts.com *This Season's Album Art by Illuvisual* Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 14 November 1916), popularly known by his pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British…

People in this episode

Host: Brendan Moir

Topics covered

  • comedy
  • Edwardian society
  • theatrical play
  • marriage schemes
  • social satire

Keywords

  • Saki
  • The Watched Pot
  • comedy
  • Edwardian
  • theater
  • marriage
  • social satire

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Books & works: The Watched Pot

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