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Fatal Loins

Short Play, Comedy  /  3w, 3m, 2 any gender (adult)

Perry Pontac

"A terrific play." - The Observer
"The plays of Perry Pontac have been a well-kept secret for far too long ... but it's only with Codpieces ... that they now find their way into print. So skilful and silly they are a gift to actors and a tonic for audiences." - Alan Bennett in his foreword to the volume Codpieces

In Fatal Loins, Romeo and Juliet reconsidered, the question answered by the play is directly posed in the prologue: "If Juliet and Romeo sur…

Fatal Loins

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  • Cast Size
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    3w, 3m, 2 any gender (adult)
  • Audience
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Summary

In Fatal Loins, Romeo and Juliet reconsidered, the question answered by the play is directly posed in the prologue: "If Juliet and Romeo survive/Will their eternal passion stay alive?" With Prince Lear and Hamlet Part II this forms the triple bill Codpieces.

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Romeo.
Friar Laurence.
Juliet.
Nurse.
Roline.
County Paris.
Chorus: either male or female.

  • Time Period 16th Century/Elizabethan
  • Setting

    Various simple settings

  • Features Period Costumes

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"A terrific play." - The Observer
"The plays of Perry Pontac have been a well-kept secret for far too long ... but it's only with Codpieces ... that they now find their way into print. So skilful and silly they are a gift to actors and a

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