"See How They Run" is an English comedy play in three acts by Philip King. Its title is a line from the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice". It is considered a farce for its tense comic situations and headlong humour, heavily playing on mistaken identity, doors, and vicars. The play is set in the idyllic village of Merton-cum-Middlewick, England during the 1940s. It's World War II, and the village inhabitants are preparing themselves for the imminent threat of Nazi invasion. Meanwhile, resident spinster, Miss Skillon, becomes convinced that her beloved vicar's actress wife is having an affair.
The play heavily relies on mistaken identity and doors. The characters are constantly entering and exiting through different doors which leads to confusion and hilarity. The play also features a vicar who is mistaken for a spy.
Here's an example of how the play uses mistaken identity: Reverend Lionel Toop is mistaken for a secret agent by German spies who are trying to get their hands on some important documents. This leads to a series of hilarious events as the spies try to capture him.
