Gordon Daviot 
The Staff Room [EPUB ebook] 
A One-Act Play

In this witty one-act play set in a British girls’ school staff room, tensions rise when an inspector from the Board of Education makes a surprise visit. The teachers scramble to prepare themselves and their students as the formidable Mr. Woodington Smith silently observes lessons.

However, games mistress Miss Boyd recognizes him as a former patient and calls him by his old nickname, ’Biffie, ’ much to the shock of her colleagues. When Smith asks Boyd out to lunch, bypassing the dreaded ’tombstone’ pastry being served at school, it creates further chaos among the staff.