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Gym and Tonic

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  3w, 3m, 4 any gender (adult)

John Godber

Don and Shirley Weston have come to the Scardale Hall Health Hydro to relax, pamper themselves and just possibly rescue their ailing marriage. Don's experiences with exercise and therapy are far from positive and the rifts in the marriage widen as hi…

Gym and Tonic

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 3m, 4 any gender (adult)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

Don and Shirley Weston have come to the Scardale Hall Health Hydro to relax, pamper themselves and just possibly rescue their ailing marriage. Don's experiences with exercise and therapy are far from positive and the rifts in the marriage widen as his mid-life crisis becomes more and more evident, and moments of reconcilation do little to improve the situation.

Cast Attributes

M5 (13, 20, 21, 39/40, 42) F5 (23, 27, 37, 65, 72). Can be played by M3 F3 with doubling.

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting

    Various simple interior and exterior settings

  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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  • Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Authors

John Godber

John Godber
John Godber was born in 1956 in Upton, West Yorkshire, the son and grandson of miners. He trained as a teacher of drama at Bretton Hall College. Prior to his appointment as Artistic Director of Hull Truck Theatre Company in 1984, he was Head of Drama at Minsthorpe High School ...
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