Epsom Downs

Epsom Downs is a 1977 play by Howard Brenton. The ensemble piece depicts the array of people gathered for Derby Day, from average spectators to racetrack professionals and gamblers to the real life Aga Khan (known for his horsebreeding), as well as representations of the horses and even the Epsom Downs race course itself. 
==Muppet Mentions==
A minor character is labeled "Kermit Frog Trader." A vendor at the race course, he sells Kermit the Frog dolls as souvenirs, claiming they were handmade by himself and his family, and they figure as props in multiple scenes. The trader, talking to a horse trainer and the police superintendent overseeing crowd control, sums it up as "Service industries to the mugs upon the Downs. The horseflesh, the law and order, the Kermit Frogs."
Multiple child characters beg for or carry them, with one being attached to a kite. Another doll is tossed onto the course and is picked up by a policeman, who responds, "Now now, Kermit. What's a frog doing in the derby?" before throwing it back.
Category:Stage Mentions