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Curtains

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  5f, 3m

Stephen Bill

Curtains
by Stephen Bill

It is Ida's eighty-sixth birthday — a milestone she would rather not have reached. Her family has gathered to celebrate with a birthday tea. After tea is cleared the family disperse leaving Katherine remembering a pact she made with Ida not to let he…

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    Cast Size
    5f, 3m

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Summary
It is Ida's eighty-sixth birthday — a milestone she would rather not have reached. Her family has gathered to celebrate with a birthday tea. After tea is cleared the family disperse leaving Katherine remembering a pact she made with Ida not to let her suffer into old age. She helps her out of her misery and into the next world. Returning to find a mercy-killer in the house the family proceed to reveal a panorama of English mores at their hilarious worst. This triple award-winning play was presented at London's Whitehall Theatre.
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A living-room

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