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The End of the Affair

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1w, 4m, 1boy(s), 5any gender (adult)

Graham Greene, Caroline Butler, Rupert Goold

The End of the Affair
by Graham Greene, adapted for the stage by Rupert Goold and Caroline Butler

Henry Miles, a civil servant, suspects that his wife Sarah is having an affair, and asks his writer friend Maurice Bendrix to contact a private investigator on his behalf. Maurice has a secret, however: he was once Sarah's lover, and is equally keen …

The End of the Affair

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 4m, 1boy(s), 5any gender (adult)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature), Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Henry Miles, a civil servant, suspects that his wife Sarah is having an affair, and asks his writer friend Maurice Bendrix to contact a private investigator on his behalf. Maurice has a secret, however: he was once Sarah's lover, and is equally keen to find out whether she was unfaithful to him too ... An economical and intense adaptation.
Cast Attributes
M9 F1, 1 boy or M4 F1, 1 boy, with doubling.
  • Time Period 1940s / WWII
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Graham Greene

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Caroline Butler

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Rupert Goold

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